Which term refers to 'Bourrée step in front and in back'?

• A. Sissonne en avant, fermé et ouverte
• B. Demi-contretemps
• C. Pirouette pour garçons
• D. Pas de bourrée devant et derrière

Answer: (D)

In Cecchetti vocabulary, a bourrée described as devant et derrière shows the steps moving to the front and then to the back, which is exactly what “Bourrée step in front and in back” means. That direct description matches the term pas de bourrée devant et derrière, because it specifies the traveling pattern of the bourrée in relation to the body’s front and back. The other terms refer to different movements: a sissonne en avant, fermé et ouverte describes a jump with positions closed and opened; demi-contretemps is a light, quick beat used in various phrases; pirouette pour garçons is a turning movement specifically labeled for male dancers. So the term that best fits the description is the one that literally names a bourrée moving in front and behind.