voyagéadj.
Ballet.
Designating a movement in which the pose is held during progression; usually as arabesque(s) voyagée(s). Also absol. as n.
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1931 G. W. Beaumont Dict. Technical Dance Terms 30 Voyagé,..travelled, travelling. E.g., arabesque voyagée.
1957 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 278 Voyagé,..a movement across the stage during which the dancer holds a particular pose, usually an arabesque, and progresses in a series of hops or small jumps.
1976 New Yorker 26 Jan. 94/3 Tharp several times reinforces the point with moments swiped from the classics: the Wilis' arabesques voyagées.
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