: a ballet movement in which the foot is extended in any direction usually followed by a beat against the supporting foot
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Control of your rigid torso while your foot shoots upward from the hip in a battement.
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Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, 22 Apr. 2021
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Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, 22 Apr. 2021
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“Battement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battement. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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