Ballet Vocab - Pirouette

pir·ou·ette

ˌpirəˈwet/

noun

Ballet

noun: pirouette; plural noun: pirouettes

1. 1.

   an act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg.

   synonyms:

   spin, twirl, whirl, turn, twizzle "she did a little pirouette"

   • a movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse makes a circle by pivoting on a hind leg while cantering.

verb

verb: pirouette; 3rd person present: pirouettes; past tense: pirouetted; past participle: pirouetted; gerund or present participle: pirouetting

1. 1.

   perform a pirouette.

   synonyms:

   spin around, twirl, whirl, turn around, revolve, pivot "she pirouetted before the mirror"

Ballet Vocab - Grand Jete

grand je·té

ˌɡräN ZHəˈtā/

noun

Ballet

noun: grand jeté; plural noun: grands jetés

1. a jump in which a dancer springs from one foot to land on the other with one leg forward of their body and the other stretched backward while in the air.

 

The grand jete is only the first movement in the slow-mo series below.  It is all cool though.