• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Russian Best

Russian Life & People Digest

  • Home
  • Articles
  • Questions and Answers
    • History and Politics
    • Culture and Science
    • People and Language
    • Lifestyle and Attributes
    • Russian Sports
    • Food and Drinks
    • Traveling Russia
    • Economy and Geography
    • Russian Military
    • Books & Movies
Browse: Home / Culture and Science

What is the ballet “scorpion” position leap called?

Question by Adryenne: What is the ballet leap called that looks like the dancer is in the “scorpion” position?
I see it all the time in “Don Quixote.” Natalia Osipova performs it the best.

Answers and Views:

Answer by mintchips49
Because it is a character leap, it really has no official name in ballet. It is often referred to as the Kitri jump or the Kitri Sissonne jump. Sort of a grande sout de chat in to a flick attitude back, or a grande sissone into a flick attitude back.
(Not to be confused with an attitude leap or stag leap as this is not a traveling leap but essentially static)

Read all the answers in the comments.

Give your own answer to this question!

See other posts in Culture and Science

Reader Interactions

Comments ( 2 )

  1. Caitlin says

    Depending on the dancers form, this is either a Kitri leap, which is not a characterized ballet leap, or a grand jete. And to the Rachel girl who answered earlier, this is not a Russian leap at all..

    Reply
  2. Rachel says

    it is called a Russian leap its pretty much your over split in the air

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Popular Posts

Pushkin's Tatiana writing a letter to Onegin

Onegin’s Tatiana Was Only Thirteen?

Russian shashlik

My Favorite Russian Food

Dacha – Home Away From Home

Subway Dog

Subway Dogs of Moscow

Cape Cod on the Rocks

What is a cocktail with vodka and cranberry juice called?

Categories

Recent Comments

  • Pat on What does Nazdrovia actually mean?
  • Ted on Where can i send free SMS messages to Russian mobiles?
  • PutinPow on What does Nazdrovia actually mean?
  • bigdogg on What does Nazdrovia actually mean?
  • HAMISH A McDONALD on What Russia would be like today if Nicholas II had not been executed?

Copyright RussianBest.com © 2025 · About · Privacy Policy · Disclaimer: RussianBest.com is an informational website, and its content does not constitute professional advice of any kind.