ballonné

[ bal-uh-ney; French ba-law-ney ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural bal·lon·nés [bal-, uh, -, neyz, b, a, -law-, ney].

1. a broad leap with a battement to the front, side, or back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballonné¹

1770–80; < French: literally, ballooned, i.e. done like a balloon

Example Sentences

Pas Ballonné—A combination of hop, step, hop.

From Project Gutenberg

Taglioni and Elssler personify the two styles into which the present school of dancing is divided, the ballonné and the tacqueté.

From Project Gutenberg