ballonné

[ bal-uh-ney; French ba-law-ney ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural bal·lon·nés [bal-, uh, -, neyz, b, a, -law-, ney].

1. a broad leap with a battement to the front, side, or back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballonné¹

1770–80; < French: literally, ballooned, i.e. done like a balloon

Example Sentences

Taglioni and Elssler personify the two styles into which the present school of dancing is divided, the ballonné and the tacqueté.

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