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Definition of Entrechat
1. Noun. (dance) A manoeuvre whereby the performer jumps up and strikes the heels together a number of times. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Entrechat
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Entrechat
Literary usage of Entrechat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Second Nights: People and Ideas of the Theatre To-day by Arthur Brown Ruhl (1914)
"Two beats, one out, one in, of such a weaving is a simple entrechat; three an
entrechat a ... Very few dancers, men or women, can do the entrechat huit. ..."
2. The Antique Greek Dance, After Sculptured and Painted Figures by Maurice Emmanuel (1916)
"In what is known as the Cut (entrechat), the feet cross X during the leap. ...
The Cut (entrechat), which is derived from it, is of more recent date (1730 ..."
3. Heads of the People: Or, Portraits of the English by Joseph Kenny Meadows (1878)
"Augustine entrechat present she compliment at Mr. , and has the ... Augustine
entrechat give notice to Mr. that she cannot consent to ..."
4. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1868)
"Augustine entrechat present she complement at Mr. • , and has the honneur to inform
... Augustine entrechat give notice to Mr. that she cannot consent to ..."
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