Which option correctly describes 'Deux demi-pliés et releves, et un grand plié en seconde, première, et cinquième devant' as an English description?

• A. A grand plié in fourth position only
• B. Two full pliés with relevés in first position
• C. A single demi-plié with a grande battement
• D. Two half bends and rises, and one grand plié in second, first, and fifth in front

Answer: (D)

This item tests translating Cecchetti ballet terminology into English and recognizing how feet positions are described. Deux demi-pliés et relevés means do two demi-pliés (half bends) followed by relevés (rises onto the toes). Et un grand plié adds one grand plié (a full knee bend). En seconde, première, et cinquième devant specifies the front-facing versions of the feet in those positions, i.e., second, first, and fifth devant (in front). Taken together, the correct English description is: Two half-bends with rises, and one grand bend in the second, first, and fifth devant.