Ballet Term Vocabulary Petit Tour Glossary
Petit Tour
Ballet Terminology Pronounce (puh-TEE toor)
Ballet Term Tour, Petit little turn a term of the Cecchetti method. Petits tours are series of turns done on pointe or demi pointe. Half turn on each foot with the feet close together. The turns are done fast and evenly. The arms done with small movements. The head is used for spotting.