What is the difference between tendu en dedans and pirouette en dehors

Question

The question is asking for the difference in the ballet steps as well as how they are performed

Answer 1

En dedan and En dehor refers to the direction of the body, either towards the standing leg or away from the standing leg.

To tendu means to stretch, so the direction in which you’re stretching your working leg, or in a pirouette, the direction in which you’re turning:)

Answer 2

En dedans and En dehors simply refer to the direction of movement. En dedans is in the direction of the supporting leg, en dehors is away from the supporting leg.

Tendu is a very basic movement of sliding one leg out to a pointed foot keeping it on the floor.

A pirouette is a turn.

Answer 3

A tendu is simply the stretching of the foot along the floor. This can be done in a variety of directions. However, a tendu cannot be done en dedan (because this is a motion rotating inwards - which would turn this simple tendu into a ronde de jambe en dedan).

A pirouette en dedan is a one legged turn with the elevated foot in passe retire as the dancer rotates towards the supporting leg.

I hope this helps!

~Genay

Answer 4

A tendu is a basic ballet term refering to the action of extending a pointed foot out from a postion with a straight let and your toe is still maintaing contact with the floor. This can be done in preparation for another step, often a turn, or center floor in technique courses and performed from any position. En dedans refers to the directional pattern in which the tendu would be completed. in this case "tendu en dedans " would mean that this is an exercise being execuated from any given position forwards, sideways, backwards, and sideways again starting in a clockwards motion. If you use the numbers on a clock as reference it would be that your foot would first point in front at 12, to the side at 3, to the back at 6, and then again to the side at 3.

A piroutte is a turn where one leg is in releve ( on toes or en pointe ) and the other is in raised in retire ( meaning the toe is pointed and connecting to the knee with the knee bent to the side in a number 4 shaped motion) En dehors refers to the direction of travel simply meaning counter clockwise, turning inside towards your body instead of outwardly and travelling.