What does “Pas de cheval” mean in ballet?
( ; 'step of the horse.') A movement of the leg (when extended) through first or fifth position, to cou-de-pied and then energetically out to a pointe tendue through a petit développé.
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Definition adapted from Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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