In ballet, a quick whipping movement of the leg while raised and spinning. The most famous occurrence is in Swan Lake, where Odile has thirty-two consecutive ones. This was a party trick of the great Pierina Legnani, creator of the role in 1895, and was put in the choreography for her. It is now seen as one of the classic tests of a ballerina's skill.

French for whipped. The full term is fouetté en tournant, 'whipped in (while) turning'.

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