échappé

[ ey-sha-pey, ey-shap-ey; French ey-sha-pey ]

noun

, plural é·chap·pés [ey-sha-, peyz, ey-, shap, -eyz, ey-sh, a, -, pey].

1. a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps from the fifth position and lands on the toes or the balls of the feet in the second position.

Word History and Origins

Origin of échappé¹

< French, past participle of échapper to escape

Example Sentences

But they had failed to stop another from crossing the logging road — the one that forced the French to make a long detour — and called it “l’échappé,” or the one that escaped.

From New York Times

Their eyes were trained on their City Ballet instructor, Callie Hatchett, who was shouting out ballet movements like “plié!” and “échappé!” and directing the girls to move through different formations with gesticulating arms.

From New York Times

Erin Lee, founder of Echappe Dance and Arts school in Philadelphia, posted the video to social media on Sunday.

From BBC

Ca n'a pas échappé aux journalistes.

From The Guardian

Ca n'a pas échappé aux journalistes.

From The Guardian