tendu
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tendu
1920–25; < French: stretched, past participle of tendre to stretch, extend
Example Sentences
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I have never—not even in that first class—done a tendu thoughtlessly.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2020
They just want you to do your tendu.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2015
In every episode, she had a scene or a detail that moved you, down to the elegant way she kicked aside a gun while holding a suspect, as if executing a tendu at the barre.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2014
But now look at how the dancers do the battement tendu, the single step most famously associated with Balanchine.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2012
We learned the five basic positions, and how to plié and tendu.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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