TOURNANT

Meaning of TOURNANT in English

noun

see roundsman

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

JETÉ EN TOURNANT — -ˌäⁿˌtu̇rˈnäⁿ noun Etymology: French, literally, jeté while turning : tour jeté
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EN TOURNANT — |äⁿˌtu̇r|näⁿ adverb Etymology: French ballet : while turning — used of the body or of movement of the leg inward …
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FOUETT EN TOURNANT — (French: whipped turning), spectacular turn in ballet, usually performed in series, during which the dancer turns on one foot while …
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TOUR JETÉ — |tu̇rzhəˈtā noun ( plural tour jetés ) Etymology: French, literally, thrown turn : a high turning leap in ballet starting …
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ROUNDSMAN — ˈrau̇n(d)zmən noun ( plural roundsmen ) Etymology: round (V) 1. : an English laborer receiving parish relief and working for …
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JETE — (French jet: thrown), ballet leap in which the weight of the dancer is transferred from one foot to the other. …
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BALLET MOVEMENT — in classical ballet, any of the formalized actions of a dancer that follow specific rules regarding the positions of the …
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LEGNANI, PIERINA — born 1863, Italy died 1923, Italy Italian ballerina whose virtuoso technique inspired Russian dancers to develop their now-characteristic technical brilliance. …
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KSCHESSINSKA, MATHILDE — born Aug. 19 [Aug. 31, New Style], 1872, Ligovo, near Peterhof [now Petrodvorets], Russia died Dec. 7, 1971, Paris, France …
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