changement de pied

[ French shahnzh-mahnduh-pyey ]

noun,plural change·ments de pied [French shahnzh-mahnduh-pyey]. /French ʃɑ̃ʒ mɑ̃ dəˈpyeɪ/. Ballet.
  1. a jump in which the dancer's feet are reversed from the starting position.

Origin of changement de pied

1
1830–40; <French: literally, change of foot

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