ENTRECHAT


Meaning of ENTRECHAT in English

|än.trə|shä, |äⁿ.t-, -shȧ noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, by folk etymology from Italian ( capriola ) intrecciata, literally, intertwined caper, from feminine of intrecciato, past participle of intrecciare to interlace, intertwine, from in- in- (II) (from Latin) + treccia tress

: a leap during which a ballet dancer repeatedly crosses the legs, sometimes beating them together while crossed

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