Ballon Definition

bă-lôɴ
noun
Lightness in movement that allows a dancer to appear to remain suspended during a jump.
American Heritage
A special quality of movement that enables a dancer to create the illusion of floating briefly in midair.
Webster's New World

(ballet) The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair.

Wiktionary

Origin of Ballon

  • French balloon balloon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French ballon

    From Wiktionary

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