Passé Jumps

Before you do any across the floor that involves Passé, let's review what a Passé is.

We often have them in our standing warmup routine.

Passé is when one leg is bent so it looks like a triangle with the foot placed near the other leg’s knee. It is important to keep your feet and toes pointed.

If the passé is "turned out", your leg will be turned out and your knee will face the end zone.

If the passé is "turned in" or "parallel", your leg and toes will face front and your knee will face towards the audience.

Passé Jumps

This A-T-F begins with four Jazz Runs. The fifth Jazz Run acts as a launching pad as you jump up into a parallel Passé-Jump.

Your feet and toes should be pointed downward parallel with your shin. Your passé foot should be even with your leg, not further forward or behind it.