I LEARNED IT IN BALLET CLASS
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-11-22_DJ_29.wmv">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from the Dance Theatre of Harlem.</a>)  The step battement tendu was highly valued by this legendary choreographer. He told his wife, Maria Tallchief, that if she'd do it properly she wouldn't have to learn anything else'
Balanchine