Terminology Tuesday Taqueté
A term I seldom hear is taqueté (tak-TAY). The word means pegged,
and is used to describe a series of movements, usually on pointe, that utilize
sharp, quick actions of the feet.
I have, however, often heard what I
believe is a coloquial version of this word when a choreographer says “tak-tak-tak” when encouraging a dancer
to move sharply. Is this an onomatopoeia? (According to Merriam-Webster: “the naming of a thing or action by a
vocal imitation of
the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss); also : a
word formed by onomatopoeia”.)
Whatever, the word taqueté or the onomatopoeiaic tak-tak-tak
means “move quickly and sharply”.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #30b:
“Taqueté (tak-TAY) means pegged.”
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