grand jeté

[ French grahn zhuh-tey ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural grands je·tés [g, r, ah, n, zh, uh, -, tey].

1. a jump or jeté, preceded by a grand battement or high kick, in which a dancer leaps from one leg and lands on the other.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grand jeté¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1925–30

Example Sentences

At Pacific Northwest Ballet on Friday night, the evening began with 11-year-old PNB School student Charlotte Smith, whose beaming smile and effortless grand jeté in the ballet’s opening solo moment spoke to a bright future.

From Seattle Times

“It could be seen as a form of dance technique, even if it’s not a grand jeté or a tendu.”

From New York Times

In the sinewy 41-year-old ballet dancer’s telling, it wasn’t really such a grand jeté to exit the stage of an iconic opera house and enlist in the Ukrainian army.

From Los Angeles Times

When his turn comes, Sakuragi flies across the floor, tossing in at the end a soaring grand jete with one leg elegantly bent; a movement that exudes joy — and, somehow, hope.

From Seattle Times

That felt like doing my biggest, boldest grand jeté.

From New York Times