["bent"]. Knee bends, done with the legs turned out. Normally the first
exercise in a ballet class. Demi-plié ["half-bent"] is a shallow bend (in all
positions but second, as far down as you can go without lifting the heels off
the floor); grand plié ["big plié"] is a deep bend, down to where the thighs are
almost horizontal. In all positions except second, the heels release from the
floor in a grand plié.
