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noun
Swinging the working leg between front and back through first position, usually in conjunction with grands battements or attitudes and involving seesaw-like shifting of the upper body in opposition to the legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: ballet
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History
Borrowed from French balançoire.
