What is a key cue for safely landing a grand battement?

What is a key cue for safely landing a grand battement?

• A. Maintain turnout with a soft knee on landing
• B. Lock the knee during the landing
• C. Jump with a straight knee and no turnout
• D. Land with the foot flat and toes pointed upward

Answer: (C)

Safe landing of grand battement depends on how you absorb the impact and maintain the leg’s alignment. The best cue is to touch down with a soft knee while keeping turnout from hip to toe. This absorbs shock, protects the knee and ankle, and preserves the long line of the leg. A locked knee doesn’t absorb the load and can injure the joint. Jumping with a straight knee and no turnout fails to absorb and breaks the intended outward rotation of the leg, risking misalignment. Landing with the foot flat and toes pointed upward is unstable and disrupts balance. So, bending the knee softly on landing while maintaining turnout is the safest and most effective cue.

Safe landing of grand battement depends on how you absorb the impact and maintain the leg’s alignment. The best cue is to touch down with a soft knee while keeping turnout from hip to toe. This absorbs shock, protects the knee and ankle, and preserves the long line of the leg. A locked knee doesn’t absorb the load and can injure the joint. Jumping with a straight knee and no turnout fails to absorb and breaks the intended outward rotation of the leg, risking misalignment. Landing with the foot flat and toes pointed upward is unstable and disrupts balance. So, bending the knee softly on landing while maintaining turnout is the safest and most effective cue.