Turning whip kick
A fouetté is a ballet move in which the dancer whips one leg around while turning on the other, creating momentum for multiple rotations.
The term comes from French for "whipped." In classical ballet, a series of fouettés—particularly thirty-two consecutive turns—is a virtuoso showpiece: She nailed the fouettés in Swan Lake.
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Turning whip kick
A fouetté is a ballet move in which the dancer whips one leg around while turning on the other, creating momentum for multiple rotations.
The term comes from French for "whipped." In classical ballet, a series of fouettés—particularly thirty-two consecutive turns—is a virtuoso showpiece: She nailed the fouettés in Swan Lake.
1. ballet — pirouette, Ballet turn on one foot; whip (Strikes or aerates); rotation (Turning on an axis); turning (Act of rotating); spotting · pointe · relevé · ballerina · barre · plié · arabesque · jeté · adagio · allegro
2. culinary — whisk, Looped wire mixer; beat (Rhythmic pulse or strike); whip (Strikes or aerates); emulsify (Disperse one liquid throughout another); aerate · stir · fold · combine · batter · omelette · meringue · cream · eggs · fluffy
movement qualityfouette ≠ adagio Slow musical tempo; promenade · fondu
spatial dynamicsfouette ≠ grand jeté Ballet's flying split; chassé · glissade · manège · diagonal
movement typefouette ≠ arabesque Flowing ornamental design; attitude · balance · pose · fifth position · plié
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/fouette