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Noun
/bəˈlôn/,
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(in dancing) The ability to appear effortlessly suspended while performing movements during a jump,
  1. (in dancing) The ability to appear effortlessly suspended while performing movements during a jump


  1. Ballon refers to the ability of a ballet dancer to appear to hold a position in the air. It may be named after the French dancer Claude Balon, however it may also come from the French word ballon, meaning "ball" or "balloon". ...
  2. Ballons is a commune in the department of Drôme in the region of Rhône-Alpes in south-eastern France.
  3. The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair
  4. ( ba lawn) describes the bounce in repetitive jumps, similar to the bouncing of a ball.
  5. a glass (or a déci, see below) of wine, taken from the shape of the wine glass.
  6. Large balloons filled with hot air or buoyant gas (often hydrogen or helium) have been used as flying machines since the 18th century. The earliest flights were made with hot air balloons using air heated with a flame, or hydrogen; later, helium was used. ...
  7. [ba-LAWN] Bounce. Ballon is the light, elastic quality in jumping in which the dancer bounds up from the floor, pauses a moment in the air and descends lightly and softly, only to rebound in the air like the smooth bouncing of a ball.
  8. means to bounce, where the dancer can show the lightness of the movement. It describes a quality, not the elevation or height, of the jump. Even in small, quick jumps (petite allégro), dancers strive to exhibit ballon. ...
  9. [ba-LAWN] Balloon. A dancer is said to have ballon is he or she appears weightless as they move on the dance floor.
  10. Bounce. It’s the light, elastic quality dancers should have whilst jumping.