/bal'euhn say"/ ; Fr. /bann lahonn say"/ , n. , pl. balancés /-sayz"/ ; Fr. /-say"/ . Ballet.
a swaying step performed in place in which the weight is lightly shifted from one foot to the other, the dancer sinking down on the heel of the foot to which the body is shifting, with flexed knees.
[ balancer to BALANCE, swing, rock ]