Definition of battement in English:

battement

noun ˈbat(ə)mɒ̃ˈbatmənt

Ballet

with modifier A movement in which one leg is moved outward from the body and in again.
〔芭蕾〕巴特曼（动作）。参见GRAND BATTEMENT，PETIT BATTEMENT
performing battements tendus
See also grand battement, petit battement
petits battements
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, we traditionally do battements en croix: front, side, back, and side.
- Balanchine used them all and routinely transformed the ballet battement into an acrobatic kick, allowing the hip to be lifted - another ballet ‘no-no.’
- ‘Yvonne is very strong in teaching you the way you stand, the way you do grand battements,’ she said.
- Students might show four or five quick exercises: plie tendu, fond de jambe, adagio, and grande battement.
- The women's legs go up into big battements, and come down just as straight and deliberately.

Origin

French, literally 'beating'.

Definition of battement in US English:

battement

nounˈbatmənt

Ballet

with modifier A movement in which one leg is moved outward from the body and in again.
〔芭蕾〕巴特曼（动作）。参见GRAND BATTEMENT，PETIT BATTEMENT
performing battements tendus
Example sentencesExamples
- The women's legs go up into big battements, and come down just as straight and deliberately.
- ‘Yvonne is very strong in teaching you the way you stand, the way you do grand battements,’ she said.
- Balanchine used them all and routinely transformed the ballet battement into an acrobatic kick, allowing the hip to be lifted - another ballet ‘no-no.’
- Students might show four or five quick exercises: plie tendu, fond de jambe, adagio, and grande battement.
- For example, we traditionally do battements en croix: front, side, back, and side.

Origin

French, literally ‘beating’.

词汇	battement
释义	Definition of battement in English: battement noun ˈbat(ə)mɒ̃ˈbatmənt Ballet with modifier A movement in which one leg is moved outward from the body and in again. 〔芭蕾〕巴特曼（动作）。参见GRAND BATTEMENT，PETIT BATTEMENT performing battements tendus See also grand battement, petit battement petits battements Example sentencesExamples For example, we traditionally do battements en croix: front, side, back, and side. Balanchine used them all and routinely transformed the ballet battement into an acrobatic kick, allowing the hip to be lifted - another ballet ‘no-no.’ ‘Yvonne is very strong in teaching you the way you stand, the way you do grand battements,’ she said. Students might show four or five quick exercises: plie tendu, fond de jambe, adagio, and grande battement. The women's legs go up into big battements, and come down just as straight and deliberately. Origin French, literally 'beating'. Definition of battement in US English: battement nounˈbatmənt Ballet with modifier A movement in which one leg is moved outward from the body and in again. 〔芭蕾〕巴特曼（动作）。参见GRAND BATTEMENT，PETIT BATTEMENT performing battements tendus Example sentencesExamples The women's legs go up into big battements, and come down just as straight and deliberately. ‘Yvonne is very strong in teaching you the way you stand, the way you do grand battements,’ she said. Balanchine used them all and routinely transformed the ballet battement into an acrobatic kick, allowing the hip to be lifted - another ballet ‘no-no.’ Students might show four or five quick exercises: plie tendu, fond de jambe, adagio, and grande battement. For example, we traditionally do battements en croix: front, side, back, and side. Origin French, literally ‘beating’.
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