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pas de bourrée

(pä də bo͝o-rāˈ, bo͞o-)

noun pl. pas de bourrée
A small stepping movement, often executed on pointe, in which the dancer either skims smoothly across the floor or transfers the weight from foot to foot three times as a transition into another movement.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : pas, step

Origin: + de, of

Origin: + bourrée, bourrée

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