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‖ pointe Dancing.|pwæ̃t|
[Fr.]
The tip of the toes. Also, a dance-movement executed on the tip of the toes. Also attrib.
1830R. Barton tr. Blasis's Code of Terpsichore vi. 505 To waltz properly, all the beats, or tems, should be clearly marked, being attentive not to turn upon les pointes, or toes, in the same beats. 1846Musical World 21 Nov. 587/2 The pirouette and the pointe, which she achieves with great facility. 1912J. C. Flitch Mod. Dancing & Dancers iv. 58 The pointes..came to be regarded as the highest form of accomplishment. 1912Dancing Times Aug. 449/2 Various Pointe Steps and..Enchaînements of Steps on the Pointes. 1920Ibid. Feb. 413/1 Second and fourth couples run on the pointe under arch round first and third couples. Ibid. Dec. 182/2 The damage that can be done by too early pointe work is incalculable. 1949Ballet Ann. III. 93 The advent of the Italian ballerina and her steel-like pointes and brilliant fouettés. 1959T. Mara On your Toes! (1961) 18/1 In standing correctly on the pointes the dancer stands on the pads of the toes. 1961S. Lester in Ballet here & Now i. 29 The swift exploitation of the use of the pointe for the female dancer. 1974P. L. Moldon Your Bk. of Ballet ii. 27 Dancing on the tips of the toes (on pointe)..enhanced the ballerina's lightness. |