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relevé

relevé noun: a position in which the dancer rises to the ball of the feet from demi plié to balance on one or both feet. Can be done on demi-pointe, or full pointe.

Noun

relevé (plural relevés)

  1. (ballet) A position in which the dancer rises to the ball of the feet from demi plié to balance on one or both feet. Can be done on demi-pointe, or full pointe

Forms of relevé

pluralrelevés

Origin of relevé

From the French relevé (“lifted”).

Questions about relevé

What does relevé mean?
Relevé means a position in which the dancer rises to the ball of the feet from demi plié to balance on one or both feet. Can be done on demi-pointe, or full pointe.
What part of speech is relevé?
Relevé is a noun.
What is the plural of relevé?
The plural of relevé is relevés.

Words near relevé in the dictionary

  1. releveraging
  2. relevied
  3. relevies
  4. relevy
  5. relevying
  6. relevé
  7. relevés
  8. relex
  9. relexes
  10. relexicalise
  11. relexicalised

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