fouetté


fouetté

(fwete) n (Ballet) a step in ballet in which the dancer stands on one foot and makes a whiplike movement with the other[C19: French, past participle of fouetter to whip, from fouet a whip]
fouette - A spectacular pirouette in which the ballerina whips her raised leg around in an eggbeater motion while spinning on the other leg.See also related terms for spinning.

fouetté

(a whipped movement). A step executed on pointe, the working leg whipped out to the side and in to the knee with a slight circular movement, frequently combined with turns as fouetté en tournant, to which it gives momentum.