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pas jeté

[zhuh-TAY]

Throwing step. A jump from one foot to the other in which the working leg is brushed into the air and appears to have been thrown. There is a wide variety of pas jetés (usually called merely jetés) and they may be performed in all directions.

 

jeté battu

[zhuh-TAY ba-TEW]

Jeté beaten. Both jeté dessus and jeté dessous may be beaten

 

battement tendu jeté

[bat-mahn-zhuh-TAY]

Throwing battement. (Russian school) is a battement normally taken to anywhere from 2 cm off the floor up to 45 degrees, depending on the style. It is the same as battement degage (Cecchetti) or battement glisse (French school).