pas de ciseauxn.

Brit.

/ˌpɑː də ˈsiːzəʊ/,

/ˌpa də ˈsiːzəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌpɑ də siˈzoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– pas de ciseaux, 1900s– pas ciseaux.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pas de ciseaux.

Etymology: < French pas de ciseaux (late 19th cent. or earlier) < pas step (see pace n.¹) + de de prep. + ciseaux (see scissors n., and compare ciseaux n.).

Dance.

A jump in which a dancer opens his or her legs wide apart in the air, like the opening of a pair of scissors; = sissonne n. Cf. ciseaux n.

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entrechat1706

pirouette1706

sissonne1706

batterie1712

cabriole1753

ballonné1760

balancé?1770

brisé1786

ballotté1802

rond de jambe1824

petit battement1828

battement1830

elevation1830

fouetté1830

jeté1830

changement de pied1840

développé1888

temps1890

pas de ciseaux1892

plié1892

changement1905

beat1913

ciseaux1913

glissé1913

ouvert1913

allegro1914

pas de chat1914

pas de cheval1916

soubresaut1916

grand jeté1919

lift1921

toe-dancing1924

pointwork1925

posé1927

jeté en tournant1930

tour1930

extension1934

tour jeté1935

fondu1939

retiré1941

chaîné1946

soutenu1947

passé1948

saut1948

contretemps1952

promenade1953

piqué1954

gargouillade1957

1892 E. Scott Dancing vi. 77 There are several ways of executing the pas de sissone or pas de ciseaux.

1952 L. Kersley & J. Sinclair Dict. Ballet Terms 25 The male solo in ‘Les Rendezvous’ begins with the dancer rising on his toes, followed by a pas ciseaux.

2002 Independent (Nexis) 10 Apr. 18 The brilliance of her pas ciseaux solo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

In full pas (de) ciseaux, a jump in which a dancer opens his legs wide apart in the air, like the opening of a pair of scissors; = sissonne n.

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