Pointe tendu demi en l'air corresponds to description?

• A. Stretched point on the ground
• B. Stretched point in the air (hip high or 90 degrees)
• C. Stretched point half in the air (knee high or 45 degrees)
• D. To bend

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how height and placement are described for a pointe tendu in Cecchetti. When you say pointe tendu demi en l’air, you’re describing a stretched foot on pointe that is raised off the floor only halfway. In Grade 1, that means the leg is lifted to about knee height, roughly a 45-degree line, with the foot still pointed and the leg kept straight. It’s not on the ground, and it’s not lifted high in the air (that would be a higher elevation like grand en l’air). It also isn’t bent—the action requires a fully extended leg. So the description fits a stretched pointe halfway in the air.