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Word of the Day:
FOUETTE (n. pl. -S)
Definition(s):
- (n.) a quick whipping movement of the raised leg in ballet, often accompanying a pirouette or other movement
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- Back hooks: -S
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Current theme:
Dance
Epilogue:
FOUETTE is just one of a bewildering array of terms relating to specific ballet movements, jumps, and positions. It comes from a French verb, fouetter, meaning “to whip.” Other interesting words for ballet movements include:
- ARABESK or ARABESQUE: (n.) a pose in which the dancer stands on one foot with one arm in front and the other arm and leg behind
- BALLONNE: (n.) a wide, circular ballet jump
- BATTERIE: (n.) a ballet movement consisting of a leap involving the beating together of the feet or legs
- BATTEMENT: (n.) a ballet movement in which one leg is extended and retracted, often repeatedly
- BATTU: (adj.) pertaining to a ballet movement performed with a striking together of the legs
- CHAINE: (n.) a series of short and usually fast ballet turns
- DEVELOPPE: (n.) a ballet movement in which one leg is raised and then fully extended
- ENTRECHAT: (n.) a ballet leap in which the dancer repeatedly crosses or beats together the legs
- JETE: (n.) a ballet leap in which one leg is extended forward and the other backward
- PIROUETTE: (n.) a spinning about on one foot or on the points of the toes; a rapid whirl of the body
- PLIE: (n.) a ballet movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight
- POINTE: (n.) a ballet position in which the dancer is balanced on the tips of the toes
- RELEVE: (n.) a ballet movement consisting of a rise to the toes from a flat foot
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