Exercise 4 - Tendu

This image shows the two pregnant participants learning the tendu exercise. The movement performed in this image show the pregnant participants standing in parallel position with their right legs lifted off the floor with a slight bend at the knee.

This image shows Participant Orange standing in first position.

This image shows Participant Purple standing facing slightly side on to the front of the studio with her left arm held out in front of her with a slight bend in the elbow.

This image shows Participant Orange moving from first position by shifting her weight onto a straight turned out and pointed left leg. Her arms are held infront of her face, extending upwards towards the ceiling.

This image shows Participant Orange with her weight equally distributed between two turned out legs as she prepares to perform a grande battement with her right leg.

This image shows Participant Orange performing a grande battement in the centre. Her arms are held in a wide and high second position.

This image shows Participant Purple standing in a parallel position. Her weight is entirely balanced on her right leg while her left is lifted in the air, bent at the knee as she performs a tendu en l’air.

This image shows Participant Purple balancing on her left leg with her right leg extended behind her. Her arms are held out to the side to aid her balance.

This image shows Participant Purple performing a grande battement in the centre.

This image shows Participant Purple moving through a demi-plié to a grande plié in the centre.

This image shows Participant Purple balancing on her left leg while her right leg is extended derriere en l'air.

This image shows Participant Orange balancing on her left leg, with her right leg extended in a parallel second position en l’air. Her supporting leg is slightly bent and her right arm mimics the line of her leg.

This image shows Participant Orange performing a grand plié in the centre.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing a grande battement in the centre.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing a grande battement with their left legs extended out in a la seconde in the centre.

This image shows the pregnant participants travelling across the floor. They have just completed a pas de bourree and are finishing the movement with their right leg snaking behind their bodies, dragging on the floor.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing a tendu effacé.

This image shows the pregnant participants balancing on one leg with their other leg extended in a parallel second position.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing the travelling section of the tendu exercise. Participant Purple stands upright with the majority of her weight supported by her left leg, her arm are flung behind her body. Participant Orange is performing a plié in her left leg while her right leg is extended derriere à terre her arms are stretched out behind her torso.

This image shows the participants standing in first position preparing for a grande plié in the centre.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing a grande plié in the centre.

This image shows the pregnant participants moving through a grande battement en l’air in a la seconde into a grande battement en l’air derriere.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing a grande battement en l’air in first position facing croisé.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing a grande plié in the centre.

This image shows the pregnant participants balanced on one leg as they have moved through a grande battement in a la seconde and derierre. This move is shortly followed by a run to the corner of the room.

This image shows the participants moving through different parts of the tendu exercise simultaneously. Participant Purple has both legs on the floor as she prepares to perform a grande battement in the centre. Whereas Participant Orange is shown mid-action with her leg extended en l’air in a parallel second position.