An
échappé is the opening of both feet
from a closed to an open
position. There are two
kinds of
échappés.
Echappé
sauté, which is done
with a spring from the
fifth position and finishes
in a demi-plié in
second position, and
échappé sur
les pointes, or
demi-pointe, which is done
with a relevé and
has straight knees when in
second position. In each
case échappés
are done to the second or
fourth position, both feet
traveling an equal distance
from the center of
gravity.
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An assemble is when you throw one leg up and springs off the other, while ascending the raised leg continues to rise, landing on both feet closed together back in fifth. Assemble can travel in the direction in which the leg was raised, and can be performed while turning, or with a beat.
Here is an attached video of how to do it.
Here is an attached video of how to do it.