Terminology Tuesday Ballonné
Ballonné [ba-law-NAY] means bounced or
ball-like. The word is said to have originated around 1770-1780 from the French
word meaning ballooned or done like a balloon – essentially an air-filled ball.
The jump is performed as follows: the
dancer springs into the air as she executes a battement, then lands in plié with
the working foot in sur le cou-de-pied. When performed as a jump, the
dancer is in the air with both legs fully stretched and both feet fully
pointed. Upon landing, the working foot is in cou-de-pied.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #15ttt:
“Ballonné means bounced or ball-like.”
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- George
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