What Do You Mean by Entrechat?

: a leap in which a ballet dancer repeatedly crosses the legs and sometimes beats them together.

What does Entrechat mean in French?

(French ɑ̃trəʃa) noun. a leap in ballet during which the dancer repeatedly crosses his or her feet or beats them together.

What does Entrechat mean in dance?

Entrechat, (probably from Italian intrecciare: “to weave,” or “to braid”), jump in ballet, beginning in the fifth position, during which the dancer crosses his straight legs at the lower calf.