When ballet dancers do the splits in the air it is usually called a spilt leap or a center leap.
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When ballet dancers do the splits in the air it is usually called a spilt leap or a center leap.
Some gymnastic moves are derived from ballet, yes. {e.g. A 'split leap' is called a 'grand jeté' in ballet}
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That is what we call a type of jete (forget what it's called at the moment), which is a type of dancing ballet. There are different types; brisees and batteries.
Grangte'... it is a leap in en pointe'