What does Temps levé mean?

What does Temps levé mean?

• A. Raised in fifth
• B. A long extended line with one leg in the back
• C. Lifted movement (a hop on one leg)
• D. Changing

Answer: (C)

Temps levé is a lifted, on-one-foot movement—a small hop where the dancer rises onto one leg. It’s about being raised in the air on that foot, not about a specific leg position (like fifth), not about a long line behind (arabesque), and not about changing feet in the air. So the lifted movement described as a hop on one leg is what the term denotes.

Temps levé is a lifted, on-one-foot movement—a small hop where the dancer rises onto one leg. It’s about being raised in the air on that foot, not about a specific leg position (like fifth), not about a long line behind (arabesque), and not about changing feet in the air. So the lifted movement described as a hop on one leg is what the term denotes.