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/ˌɡɑː(ɹ)ɡuːˈjɑːd/ · noun
(ballet) A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe.
[…] Ms. Ashley didn’t trump that of the role’s originator, Patricia Wilde (whose gargouillades — the sideways jumps where the feet write rings in the air — are still recalled in awe).
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Gargouillade means (ballet) A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe.
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[…] Ms. Ashley didn’t trump that of the role’s originator, Patricia Wilde (whose gargouillades — the sideways jumps where the feet write rings in the air — are still recalled in awe).
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