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‖ fouetté, n. Ballet.|fwete|
[Fr., pa. pple. of fouetter to whip.]
A step in which the dancer stands on one point and executes a rapid sideways ‘whipping’ movement with the free leg, freq. turning on the point at the same time.
1830R. Barton tr. Blasis's Code of Terpsichore ii. 102 Afterwards come the..attitudes..the grands fouettés, facing and revolving. 1922Beaumont & Idzikowski Man. Class. Theatr. Dancing ii. iv. 80 Execute a Fouetté à terre en dedans. 1932A. Haskell Ballet in Eng. iii. 20 It is straightforward, strong, helpful music, a powerful aid in the famous (notorious?) 32 fouettés. 1947Ballet Ann. I. 96 In the early classical ballets where we have the repetitive execution of steps (the fouetté is a good example), the pace will vary with the dancer. 1959Times 2 Mar. 12/5 Technically, apart from a miscalculation in the fouettés of the third act, her dancing was smooth. |