tour jeté

[ French toorzhuh-tey ]

noun,plural tours je·tés [French toorzhuh-tey]. /French tur ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.
  1. a movement in which the dancer leaps from one foot, makes a half turn in the air, and lands on the other foot.

Origin of tour jeté

1
<French: literally, flung turn

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