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‖ battement Dancing.|batmɑ̃|
[Fr., lit. ‘beating’.]
A rhythmic movement of one leg or foot (see quot. 1830). Hence grand battement, b. tendu, etc. Cf. beat n.1 1 b.
1830R. Barton tr. Blasis's Code Terpsichore ii. 100 Battements consist of the motions of one leg in the air, whilst the other supports the body. They are of three kinds, viz., grands battements, petits battements, and battements on the instep. 1869W. S. Gilbert ‘Bab’ Ballads 93 The Bishop buckled to his task With battements, cuts, and pas de basque. 1917Firbank Caprice xi. 95 A dance all fearless somersaults and quivering battements. 1952Kersley & Sinclair Dict. Ballet Terms 27 Battements tendus..in which one leg slides out along the floor until the foot is fully pointed..and then steadily closes again. 1953Ballet Ann. VII. 66/1 The soloists in the centre and the corps on the three sides doing simple battements tendus. |