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‖ rond de jambe Ballet.|rɔ̃ də ʒɑ̃b|
Pl. rond(s) de jambes, ronds de jambe.
[Fr., lit. ‘circle of the leg’.]
A circular movement of the leg in dancing. Freq. in Comb. (see quots.).
1830R. Barton tr. Blasis's Code of Terpsichore ii. 101 Suppose it is the left leg that stands on the ground whilst the right, in the second position, is prepared for the movement, make it describe a semicircle backwards, which brings your legs to the first position, and then continue on the sweep till it completes the whole circle, ending at the place from whence it started. This is what we technically term ronds-de-jambe. Ibid. 102 The practice of grands et petits battemens, the rond-de-jambes on the ground and in the air,..&c. 1889G. B. Shaw in Star 4 Oct. 2/4 The entrechats, battements, ronds de jambes, arabesques, élévations, and what's-his-names of the art of theatrical dancing. 1922Beaumont & Idzikowski Man. Classical Theatr. Dancing ii. i. 34 Ronds de Jambe à Terre serve to enable you to turn your leg well outwards. Ibid. 53 The celebrated dancers Gardel and Vestris are credited with the invention of the rond de jambe en l'air. 1930Craske & Beaumont Theory & Pract. Allegro in Classical Ballet ii. 70 Execute a Double Rond de Jambe en dedans, sauté, that is:- Spring upwards off the right foot. While the body is in the air—Execute with the left foot a Double Rond de Jambe en l'air en dedans. 1975New Yorker 26 May 91/1 His passé leg in a multiple pirouette sweeps through rond de jambe en l'air into the opening battement of a series of grands jetés en tournant. |