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saut de chat

saut de chat noun: a jump similar to a grand jeté, differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement.

Noun

saut de chat

  1. (ballet) A jump similar to a grand jeté, differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement.
  2. (ballet) Synonym of pas de chat.
    Synonyms:
    pas de chat

Synonyms of saut de chat

Origin of saut de chat

French saut de chat (literally “cat's jump”)

Questions about saut de chat

What does saut de chat mean?
Saut de chat means a jump similar to a grand jeté, differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement.
What part of speech is saut de chat?
Saut de chat is a noun.

Words near saut de chat in the dictionary

  1. saussuritized
  2. saussuritizes
  3. saussuritizing
  4. Saut d'Eau
  5. saut de basque
  6. saut de chat
  7. saute
  8. saute de basque
  9. saute pan
  10. saute pans
  11. saute up

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