Hello every one.

Is anyone kind enough to break down the "JETE" for me? Of course I can do this from a private lesson. . . . I do not have a book to look it up.
In what kind of book could I find such information?

Thank you in advance.

(David, I am trying to understand your valuable response to the other inquiry of mine.)

Thank you Len for taking time for my inquiry. All I knew about the word "JETE" was that it was a French word. I could look it up in the French dictionary.

Now I am going to study what you shared here. Big gratitude to you.
katy

Hi kate

I found your old post. So here is what I understand of the "Jete".

Man and Lady are in PP progressing down line of dance:

(I will give the man's steps)

1. Man RF fwd in PP.
2. Slight spring to LF ( while turning to lady to closed position)
3. Land T of LF, lower, and soften L knee.

Man can extend right-foot and dance an oversway (as a follow). There are many ways of dancing the Jete. The variation above has fairly simple foot positions and alignment. The key characteristic of this step is the "springing action" and the change from PP to inline position through a single action.

I would describe this "springing action" as an exceptionally quick rise or a rise with a springing feeling. One wants to get high on toes and a lot of stretch through body without literally coming off the ground. The other aspect is the soft controlled lowering and compression in the knees as you slow the momentum.

The variation I'm working on for myself follows from reverse pivots (progressing down LOD) where I slow my rotation on the last pivot and spring to right foot. I finish backing LOD, with my left foot crossing in. I take weight on toe of left foot, lower and soften the left kness. I step back (RF) down LOD and dance a throwaway oversway.

This is a lot more difficult. I have not perfected it as yet as it requires incredible balance, control and timing to slow the fast rotation of the reverse pivots and then another change of momentum as I spring to right foot. One has to control the lowering and the continous rotation as I lead the lady, past me, down LOD, into a throwaway oversway.

The Jete action can be employed in many different ways. So you could use the concept or technique in different figures.

Regards,
Len.