sissonne

[ si-son, -sohn; French see-sawn ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural sis·sonnes [si-, sonz, -, sohnz, see-, sawn].

1. a jump in which the dancer lands on one foot, with the other extended to the back, front, or side.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sissonne¹

First recorded in 1700–10; named after the Comte de Sissonne, 17th-century French noble, said to have invented it