Cecchetti Grade 3 Practice Test

Developpé in Cecchetti is a controlled, slow extension of the working leg from passé, carried through an open line with the knee straight and the foot pointed, while turnout is preserved and the pelvis stays stable. The emphasis is on moving the leg in one clean line from the hip to the toe, without shifting the pelvis or losing rotation from the hip. In Grade 3, this means the leg lengthens smoothly from passé into the full line, the turnout remains grounded from the hip, the spine stays long, and the supporting leg remains rooted.

The described movement matches this: a slow extension from passé through an open line, with turnout preserved and the pelvis remaining stable throughout the extension. This is the hallmark of a correct développé in this grade.

The other ideas don’t fit the movement: a fast extension with an unstable pelvis would lose control and the proper line; a small knee bend with turnout from the knee joints and a tilting pelvis contradicts the requirement for a straight leg and a stable pelvis; a grand battement with a bent knee is a different movement altogether, not the controlled, extended line of a développé.