tour jeté: Meaning and Definition of

tour je•té

Pronunciation: (Fr. tr zhu-tā'), [key]
— pl. tours je•tés
  1. a movement in which the dancer leaps from one foot, makes a half turn in the air, and lands on the other foot.
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