Jacklyn Dougherty
Ballet Temps Leve Sur Les Pointes
Ballet Term
Temps leve sur les pointes [tahn luh-VAY sewr lay pwent]. Temps leve on the points. Dancer’s in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions. Demi-plie, push off from the heels with a slight spring, straightening the knees and rising on the points, with a slight spring, lower the heels to the floor in demi-plie. See Releve sur les pointes or demi-pointes.
![Ballet Term Temps leve sur les pointes [tahn luh-VAY sewr lay pwent]. Temps leve on the points. Dancer’s in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions. Demi-plie, push off from the heels with a slight spring, straightening the knees and rising on the points, with a slight spring, lower the heels to the floor in demi-plie. See Releve sur les pointes or demi-pointes (Cecchetti method). Jacklyn Dougherty](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/761138_b1fe512a78dd47d49637c3f5eaaff31e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1470,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/761138_b1fe512a78dd47d49637c3f5eaaff31e~mv2.jpg)