A jump in which a dancer springs from one foot to land on the other with one leg forward of their body and the other stretched backwards while in the air.
〔芭蕾〕大跳（舞蹈演员单腿起跳，另一腿落地，在空中时其中一只腿在身体前方，另一只腿向后伸展）
Example sentencesExamples
I'm having trouble getting enough height when doing a grand jeté.
She has a grand jeté that she easily split from an almost standing start.
Definition of grand jeté in US English:
grand jeté
nounˌɡräN ZHəˈtā
Ballet
A jump in which a dancer springs from one foot to land on the other with one leg forward of their body and the other stretched backward while in the air.
〔芭蕾〕大跳（舞蹈演员单腿起跳，另一腿落地，在空中时其中一只腿在身体前方，另一只腿向后伸展）
Example sentencesExamples
She has a grand jeté that she easily split from an almost standing start.
I'm having trouble getting enough height when doing a grand jeté.