sissonne

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noun

A jump starting with two feet on the ground and ending with only one.

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Meanings

nounsissonne (plural sissonnes)

plural sissonnes

  1. balletA jump starting with two feet on the ground and ending with only one.

    The pairs of backward-diagonal traveling sissonnes (jumps from two legs to one) are another motif so accentuated as to become irresistible.

    2008 May 12, Alastair Macaulay, “City Ballet’s Itinerary: Robbins and Beyond”, in New York Times

Origin

French

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APA

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Chicago

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