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jeté

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je·té  (zh-t)
n.
A leap in ballet in which one leg is extended forward and the other backward.
[French, from past participle of jeter, to throw, from Old French; see jet2.]
jeté [ʒəˈteɪ]
n
(Performing Arts / Ballet) Ballet a step in which the dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other
[French, literally: thrown, from jeter; see jet1]
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3, the company dancers will have plenty to jeté about.
Feet Feat by HILLARY FREY / The New York Observer
She also has a far stronger technique than Kaye ever had, so that her interpretation rests on the most solid foundation: When she suddenly flashes across the stage in a stunning jeté, it’s a surprise as well as a thrill.
Pulling Itself Together, ABT Celebrates Tudor Centenary by Robert Gottlieb / The New York Observer
The goons are threatening, then comic, and there’s a charming sequence when first Sylvia, then the thugs, dart across a big rock pile and jeté off into waiting arms—it’s the one genuinely witty (as opposed to jokey) moment in the ballet.
Morris Toys With Sylvia; San Francisco\'d5s Ace Dancers by Robert Gottlieb / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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