A linked sequence of steps or movements constituting a phrase.
‘He is credited with introducing greater use of ballon, precision batterie, and a variety of virtuoso pirouettes, and it is said that he never repeated an enchaînement, so inventive was he as a teacher.’
‘Every position, from a simple demi-plié to the most complex enchaînement or batterie combination, places exacting, apparently unreal demands on the body.’
‘Bournonville enchaînements don't finish with a self-satisfied, applause-inducing sense of consolidation.’
Origin
Mid 19th century French, ‘chaining together’.
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