brisé

noun

A jump consisting of an assemblé with an extra beat that "breaks" the jump in its travel.

Meanings

nounbrisé (plural brisés)

plural brisés

  1. balletA jump consisting of an assemblé with an extra beat that "breaks" the jump in its travel.

Origin

  1. Frenchbrisé
  2. Englishbrisé

French brisé (literally “broken”)

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APA

brisé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bris%C3%A9

MLA

“brisé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bris%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brisé,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bris%C3%A9.

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