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A vertical jump during which the dancer repeatedly crosses the feet and beats them together.
‘Frankly, I ain't built for glissades, arabesques, entrechats or mincing around en pointe.’
‘Renowned for her pirouettes and entrechats huit, she made guest appearances in London and Dublin.’
‘I've often thought of him as the choreographer most likely to show us a man shaking his fist while performing entrechats.’
‘The intricate, filigree footwork - very occasionally embellished with a few ballet steps such as an entrechat - is, on its own terms, both fascinating and exciting.’
‘On a set of constantly shifting black and white panels (think fine lace), the eight dancers make use of a frenzied vocabulary, whether in quicksilver entrechats, whiplash pirouetting, or angst-ridden arm gestures.’