What does “Royale” mean in ballet?
Another name for changement battu. A changement with a beating of the legs preceding the foot change. Example: with the right foot in front in fifth position, plié, jump, beat the right thigh against the left (back thigh) and continue with a changement moving the right leg to behind the left, landing fifth position left foot front.
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Definition adapted from Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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