Entrechat what?

Entrechat- interweaving or braiding; A jump with beating of the legs; counted from 2-10 beats depending on the number of crossings; each crossing counts as two movement, on by each leg.

Even numbers land on two feet:  deux (2), quatre (4), six (6), huit (8), dix (10)

Odd numbers land on one foot: trios (3), cinq (5), sep (7), neuf (9)

Terms to Know

Changement de pieds- changing of the feet

Royale- royal. Beat before change of the feet

Battu- beaten

En face- forward

Devant- to the front

En avant- forward

Derrière- to the back

En arrière- backward

Entournant- turning

De côté- sideways

De vole- in flight

Deux-dis

Entrechat deux- 2 crossings, AKA changement

Entrechat trios- 3 crossings. Lands 1 foot sur le cou-de-pied

·        Devant: 5^th position R foot back, Demi-P and jump, R beats back, landing on  L foot with R ft sur le cou-de-pied front

·        Derrière: 5^th R front, DP jump. Beat R front, land L with R sur le cou-de-pied back

Entrechat quatre- 4 crossings.

·        5th R front, DP jump,  R beats back, land 5^th R front

Entrechat cinq- 5 crossings, like entrechat quatre but landing sur le cou-de-pied devant or derrière

·        Devant: 5^th R front, DP jump, beat R back, land on L foot, R sur le cou-de-pied front

·        Derrière: 5^th R back, DP jump, beat R front, lnad L w/ sur le cou-de-pied R back

Entrechat de vole- Flying entrechat, Any direction, Proceeded by demi- contretemps or glissade, lands 5^th position

o   Entrechat cinq de vole: 5^th R back, glissade back aka L foot beats back, L ft beats front, R ft should be in back when landing in 5^th position.

·        Ferme: French School, entrechat quatre from 2^nd position, landing in 5^th, also known as royale ferme

o   Royle ferme- Closed royale. start in 2^nd position, DP jump, beat R back then L beats back, and land 5^th then changement landing 5^th

·        Ouvert: entrechat quatre completed in air. From 5^th position landing in 2^nd position. French School. Also known as royale ouvert.

o   Royale ouvert- open royale. DP in 5^th, R foot back, jump, beat L front, switch beat R front, and land in 2^nd.

·        Ramasse- “sissonne fermee battue” done en avant, en arriere or de cote

o   Sissonne fermee battu- sissone closed and beaten. Beat of an entrechat quatre de cote w/ royale

Entrechat Six- 6 crossings

·        R 5^th front, DP jump, R beat back, R beat front, R beat back landing demi 5^th position

Entrechat sept- 7 crossings

·        Devant: 5^th R back, DP jump, R beat front, R beat back, R sur le cou-de-pied w/ landing on L

·        Derriere: 5^th R front, DP jump, R beat back, R beat front, R sur le cou-de-pied back landing on L

Entrechat huit- 8 crossings

·        R starts front 5^th, and will end that way beating in the air, R: back, front, back, front, land

Entrechat neuf- 9 crossings

·        Same as entrechat huit but landing made on one foot w/other sur le cou-de-pied devant or derierre.

Entrechat dix- 10 crossings

·        Lands 5^th