Definitions

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  • noun ballet A sudden jump from both feet, travelling forward in first, third, or fifth position and landing on both feet in the same position as they started.

Etymologies

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Borrowing from French soubresaut, itself an obsolete form of sursaut.

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Examples

  • Michael at six years old already had a technically flawless soubresaut, which, he would patiently explain to people, was a "sudden leap".

    problemchildbride.com Blog 2008

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