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Record 1 1995-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
DEF

Leap in which a ballet dancer repeatedly crosses the legs and sometimes beats them together

CONT

Entrechats are further designated by the number of beats counted beyond the change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Soubresaut ou changements de pied battus une ou plusieurs fois : pendant la période de suspension du saut, les jambes se croisent alternativement

CONT

Il est essentiel que l'entrechat soit battu à la hauteur des mollets et non à celle des pieds, ce qui pourrait donner une impression d'embrouillement fort disgracieux

CONT

L'entrechat trois est un changement de pied battu, c'est-à-dire que durant le saut les mollets se touchent

Spanish

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