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In ballet, criss-crossing of the legs while the dancer is in the air. There are two movements for each beat. Wayne Sleep broke Nijinsky's record of an entrechat dix (five beats) with an entrechat douze (six beats) in 1973.



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But the second act belonged to Zdenek Konvalina's Albrecht, with his self-effacing devotion and his 24 magnificent entrechat sixes, buoyant with determination.
In the second act of Giselle, during a series of 24 entrechat six, instead of starting slow and as he got more tired speeding up, Bujones actually slowed down.
3 Harmonie American Ballet Collection entrechat romper: $64 www.
 
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