ronde
1
9.4
- noun
- /rɒnd/
- Specialized
:
ronde
- To improve her technique, she focused on perfecting the ronde during her rehearsals.
Examples
-
And it has helped me gain some perspective on my journey as a ballroom dancer trying to figure out a ronde.
Blog text (7) -
In ballet class, we practiced a graceful ronde with our legs moving in a circular motion.
-
" Because I don't really know what a ronde is.
Blog text (7) -
Yes, Ronde, it means one thing in ballet (probably more) and something very different in ballroom.
Blog text (7) -
Let's just do a little Ronde de jambe preparation, for the walking lady lift, And attitude, And ronde de jambe...
-
I do a ronde, slow and smooth, while she whips her leg around, contracts her sides, and plays with the timing to make some parts quick and sharp and other parts more drawn out.
Blog text (7) -
The dancer elegantly executed a ronde de jambe, completing the sequence with precision.
Synonyms
A leg movement in ballet where the toe makes a circle on the floor or in the air
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ronde comes from an old French word rond meaning 'round', the same idea as the English word round. So a ronde in dance is a circular movement of the leg, which helps you remember its modern meaning.