Glissades Devant et Derrière translates to which?

Glissades Devant et Derrière translates to which?

• A. Gliding step in front
• B. Gliding step in back
• C. Gliding step in front and in back
• D. Under-over step

Answer: (C)

You're being tested on how French ballet terms describe direction. Glissade is a gliding, weight-transfer step, and devant means in front while derrière means behind. The phrase glissade devant et derrière means performing the gliding step in both directions—front and back. That’s why the correct translation is a gliding step in front and in back. Describing only front or only back would miss the “and” that links the two directions, and “under-over step” is a different term altogether.

You're being tested on how French ballet terms describe direction. Glissade is a gliding, weight-transfer step, and devant means in front while derrière means behind. The phrase glissade devant et derrière means performing the gliding step in both directions—front and back. That’s why the correct translation is a gliding step in front and in back. Describing only front or only back would miss the “and” that links the two directions, and “under-over step” is a different term altogether.