Which of the following is a movement among the seven?

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Which of the following is a movement among the seven?

Cecchetti uses seven fundamental movements to describe how the body should move, not just the positions it can hold. Étendre is one of these movements—the action of lengthening the leg along a straight line from hip to toe, while maintaining turnout and a pointed foot. This elongation creates the long, clean lines that are a central goal in Grade 3, and it is the term that names that core action in this list. The other options don’t fit as part of the seven movements in this context: première arabesque is a position rather than a movement, sauter is a jump (a different category of movement), and plier describes bending rather than the extension highlighted here.

Cecchetti uses seven fundamental movements to describe how the body should move, not just the positions it can hold. Étendre is one of these movements—the action of lengthening the leg along a straight line from hip to toe, while maintaining turnout and a pointed foot. This elongation creates the long, clean lines that are a central goal in Grade 3, and it is the term that names that core action in this list. The other options don’t fit as part of the seven movements in this context: première arabesque is a position rather than a movement, sauter is a jump (a different category of movement), and plier describes bending rather than the extension highlighted here.

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