Grand Jetes

A leap.....That's all a grand jete is. It's just one big jump where the dancer is doing the splits in the air. There are many ways to prepare for  a grand jete. A good way to prepare is to do a tombe, pas de bourree, glissade, and leap, or you can do a chasse, two steps, and a leap. One more way to get ready for a leap is to just simply take a few steps and then jump. Here's some pictures of grand jetes.

Here we have Darcy Bussell doing a wonderful grand jete.


Cecilia Kerche


This is Alina Somova in Don Quixote.


Here's a quick video of a grand jete.