ballonné

[ bal-uh-ney; French ba-law-ney ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Ballet.

, plural bal·lon·nés [bal-, uh, -, neyz, b, a, -law-, ney].

1770–80; < French: literally, ballooned, i.e. done like a balloon

Taglioni and Elssler personify the two styles into which the present school of dancing is divided, the ballonné and the tacqueté.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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