Thursday, December 15, 2011

How to do a Passé

Passé (pah-say) is a dance move in which you are on elevé (high up on the ball of your foot) on one foot, while the other leg meets at the knee. In other words, in passé, the knee is bent, the foot is pointed, and the toe touches the knee of the stance limb. When standing in passe, your feet are in first position turned out, or first position parallel. You can either hold your hands en bas, en avant, or en o (low, at the gateway, or up above your head). A passé looks like this.                             - - - - - - - - - > >



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