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Meaning was found in Siegfried’s impetuous leap and the Black Swan’s studied 32 fouettés.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

But she was less secure as the man-hungry doppelganger Odile in the ballet's third act, faltering on her fouettés and finally abandoning those whipping turns prematurely.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2019

Body maintenance is also something of a full-time job; another reason she has trouble with fouettés is physical.

From New York Times • May 9, 2017

Back then, watching Svetlana Khorkina was “like seeing a giraffe perfectly execute the 32 fouettés in Swan Lake.”

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2016

Pirouettes – or, alternatively, fouettés – are a cinematic gift.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2011