Which term translates as 'Assembling step cutting in front and in back'?

• A. Pirouette pour garçons
• B. Grand jeté en tournant
• C. Assemblé coupé devant et derrière
• D. Pas de bourrée avec bras

Answer: (C)

Understanding Cecchetti terminology for assembling jumps helps with precise description of foot work. An assemblé is a two-footed jump where the working leg brushes to meet the supporting leg and the feet come together in the air to land as one. When you add coupé, you’re describing a quick cutting action of the working foot. The phrase devant et derrière specifies that this coupé happens in front of and then behind the supporting leg before the feet close.

So assembling step cutting in front and in back is exactly a jump where the working foot performs a coupé in front of and behind the supporting leg, and the legs come together to land. The other options refer to different movements (a turning grand jeté, a bourrée with arms, or a male-specific pirouette) and don’t describe this particular assembling-with-coupé action.