Fouette Rond De Jambe En Tournant: A turn made by using a fouette. For each turn the dancer stands momentarily on flat foot and in plie, as the working leg is extended in fourth position en l'air (or a la hauteur) front then whipped around to the side as the working foot is pulled in to touch behind the supporting knee. That creates the impetus to spin one turn as the dancer executes a releve, rising onto pointe. Done properly, the dancer remains in place. The famous 32 continuous fouettes in the coda of the 'Black Swan' Pas de Deux from Swan Lake are a bravura performance designed to express the strength and triumph of the character. In the Vaganova method, the leg is extended a la seconde instead of fourth position front.

 

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