Pointe tendue à terre refers to which description?

• A. Bent knee point on the ground
• B. Stretched point on the ground
• C. Point raised behind the ankle
• D. Point retracted to the ankle

Answer: (B)

Pointe tendue à terre describes a fully extended, pointed foot that stays on the floor. Tendue means stretched with the leg straight, and à terre means the foot remains on the ground rather than being lifted. So the correct description is a stretched point on the ground—the foot is pointed and extended along the floor.

The other ideas would imply a different alignment: a bent knee with the foot on the ground isn’t a true tendue, a point behind the ankle suggests the foot is positioned behind the ankle rather than extended forward on the floor, and a point retracted to the ankle means the foot is drawn back rather than extended and poised.