Define en dehors and en dedans as directions for rond de jambe.

• A. En dehors means toward the body; en dedans means away from the body
• B. En dehors means clockwise; en dedans means counterclockwise
• C. En dehors means away from the body; en dedans means toward the center of the body
• D. En dehors means fast; en dedans means slow

Answer: (C)

The movement direction in rond de jambe is described by where the working leg travels relative to the body's center. En dehors means moving away from the body, while en dedans means moving toward the center of the body. So in rond de jambe, en dehors the leg traces an arc that heads outward from your midline, and en dedans the leg traces the arc that heads toward the midline. These terms are about direction, not tempo or a fixed clockwise/counterclockwise sense, which is why the correct definition is that en dehors is away from the body and en dedans is toward the center.