pas de chat
noun
plural pas de chat
ˌpä-də-ˈsha 
: a ballet leap from one foot to the other in which the feet are drawn up and the knees are bent so that the legs form a diamond
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There’s a long, fertile overlap between the realms of the catwalk and pas de chat: Fashion heavyweights including Christian Lacroix, Prada and Rodarte have designed ballet costumes, and ballerinas such as Margot Fonteyn have sported couture offstage.
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Pas de chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pas%20de%20chat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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