cabrioles
Legs beat midair
Cabrioles are ballet leaps in which the dancer beats one leg against the other in midair before landing.
The movement requires the lower leg to strike upward against the extended upper leg, creating a sharp, percussive effect: Her cabrioles were so clean you could hear the legs connect.
In furniture, cabriole describes a curved leg that swells outward at the knee and tapers inward at the ankle, common in Queen Anne and Chippendale styles.
Flowing ornamental design
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- jetéBallet jumping step
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
barre · pointe · adagio · allegro · ballerina · choreography · tutu · danseur
Propel oneself airborne
elevation · airborne · suspension · landing · propulsion · height · arc · trajectory
English monarch, furniture period
- ChippendaleEnglish furniture design tradition
- carvedCut to create form
- ornateElaborately decorated
- antiqueOld valued collectible
mahogany · walnut · decorative · scrollwork · Louis XV · rococo · cabinetry · elegant
Competitive precision riding
- haute écoleAdvanced classical dressage
- passageSegment of text
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- impulsionForce driving motion
arabesque
Flowing ornamental design
pas de deux · barre · pointe · adagio · allegro · ballerina · choreography · tutu · danseur · corps de ballet
jump
Propel oneself airborne
vault · elevation · airborne · suspension · landing · propulsion · height · arc · trajectory · ascent
Queen Anne
English monarch, furniture period
- ChippendaleEnglish furniture design tradition
- carvedCut to create form
- ornateElaborately decorated
antique · mahogany · walnut · decorative · scrollwork · Louis XV · rococo · cabinetry · elegant · tapered
dressage
Competitive precision riding
- haute écoleAdvanced classical dressage
- passageSegment of text
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
impulsion · hindquarters · Lipizzaner · manège · pirouette