port de bras

American  

[pawr duh bra] / pɔr də ˈbra /

noun

Ballet.

1. (used with a singular verb) the technique of moving the arms properly.

2. (used with a plural verb) the exercises for developing this technique.

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Etymology

Origin of port de bras

1910–15; < French: carriage of arm

Example Sentences

She was showing it to us, humming the music under her breath as she moved through the port de bras and pique turns.

From Literature

To move through the sweeping gestures of a grand port de bras, the aching lift of an arabesque.

From Literature

We’d float them above our heads in port de bras.

From Literature

Not quite to second position port de bras.

From Literature

Surrounded by Nets players, Tatum stretches into the air, his arm extending toward the basket in an elegant port de bras.

From New York Times