noun
- a ballet turn in which the dancer whips one leg around while spinning on the other foot
Usage: ballet
Examples
- The ballerina performed thirty-two consecutive fouettes across the stage.
- Her fouettes were perfectly controlled and evenly spaced.
- The audience gasped at the dancer’s flawless fouettes in the final act.
- She practiced her fouettes daily to build strength and balance.
- The choreography called for a series of fouettes followed by a grand jeté.
- His fouettes lacked the precision expected at this level of competition.