Mastering Elevé, Plié, and Relevé

Hi, Angels Working on Earth Family!

Today, I’m excited to share my experience from my Life Barre Class. The class focused on lunges, elevé, plié, and relevé.

Elevé: “Elevated.” Rising on the balls of the foot (demi-pointe) or en pointe; a relevé without a demi-plié.

Plié: Pronounced “plee-ay.” Bending the knees in either a grand plié (full bending of the knees) or a demi-plié (half bending of the knees), with the legs turned out from the hips and the knees open and over the toes.

Relevé: A movement in which the dancer starts in a demi-plié and then rises to pointe or demi-pointe, on one or both feet. Each ballet method/school of thought uses a different technique to bring the dancer to this raised position.