A grand jete is a great leap from one foot to the other. Land a grand jete.
The dancer appears to hang in the air, which is a real effect of raising the legs during the flight. A grand jete is the leap everybody pictures when they think of ballet.
1noungrand jeteA great leap from one foot to the other.
“The grand jete carried her most of the way across the stage.”
grand jete is a leap.
Practised in Dance