What does “Saut de chat” mean in ballet?
In RAD and American ballet, saut de chat refers to a jump similar to a grand jeté differing in that the front leg extends through a développé instead of a grand battement. This is called a grand jété développé in other schools. In the French and Cecchetti schools, saut de chat refers to what RAD/ABT call a pas de chat .
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Definition adapted from Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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