penché
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of penché
< French: leaned, past participle of pencher to incline, bend, lean; see penchant
Example Sentences
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“She was such an exquisite practitioner of breaking things down, each count, each half-count, each change of balance, each quarter rotation, each promenade, each penché … breaking things down to those minute details.”
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023
At times, plunging into a penché or rotating in an arabesque, she seems like the prototypical ballerina against which more skewed, less classical movement defines itself.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022
In unison, each of six young women leans forward in an arabesque penché before stepping forward to rise on point and arching back.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2013
From her flashing, lethal-weapon legs to the suspenseful clarity of her exit with its slow penché arabesques and deep second position pliés, she was never less than thrilling.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011
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