Etymology

balançoire

Today it means: Swinging the working leg between front and back through first position, usually in conjunction with grands battements or attitudes and involving seesaw-like shifting of the upper body in opposition to the legs. Full definition →

French balançoire
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  1. French · borrowed frombalançoire
  2. French · borrowed frombalançoire
  3. English todaybalançoire

Borrowed from French balançoire.

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