Dancing with Elizabeth is a weekly video series presented by The Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet (PASCB) located in San Antonio Texas.  These video ballet lessons explain ballet steps as requested by our viewers.  In this episode of San Antonio Ballet Lessons Dancing with Elizabeth, we demonstrate rond de jambe en l’air

rond de jambe [rawn duh zhahnb]  noun, plural ronds de jambe.

Ballet.   1.a circular movement of the leg.

Rond de jambe en l’air: in the air. The leg is lifted to the side, movement is only below the knee. If the thigh is horizontal, the toe draws an oval approximately between the knee of the support leg and the second position in the air. If the thigh is in the lower demi-position then the oval is to the calf of the support knee. 

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