If someone could tell me how to spell a "CHENAY TURN" I would be very grateful.

Waltz timing= 1&2, 3. LRLR down the LOD.
With the turning really on 1&.
The 2 is Toe and 3 is Toe-Heel.

Is this familiar to anyone? It was taught as part of a very nice sequence that started with a "fencing line" (facing opposite to LOD), then the 2nd half of a left turn to face DW, and then into the turn as described above.

TIA
Jerry

Chainne-From Ballet. Also known as a 2nd pos. turn

Chaine' turn means one full turn between two steps. I think of bringing my feet together and changing weight as I spin. We use chaine' turns in CW 2-step, waltz, cha cha { on the 4+1}

Hope this helps.

It is a Ballet term.(the word is French )I believe-- Chanait ?-- my french is rusty !

It found its way into American style waltz, due to the types of open work involved in some of the more advanced variations.

its close relative -- the pivot .

The correct spelling is: (tour) Chaînés.

This is an abbreviation of the term "tours chaînés déboulés": a series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes (toes)done in a straight line or in a circle.

Thanks everyone.

Jerry

Good question!

In the US I find this spelled two different ways, chené, and chainé.

It's a French word (I think) and ballet uses the same term (both spellings!).

The most common usage is chainé. When I look this up in a French dictionary, I find only chaîne, meaning chain. When I look up chené, I find only chêne, meaning oak. Some meanings of chaîne are suitable to the movement envolved, and chêne seems to be way off-base, but this is really only a guess on my part. I found no listing for chanait.

You may also find some difference in pronunciation depending on where you are located. The English pronunciation of French words is usually different from the US pronunciation of the same French word. In the US both of the spellings listed above are pronounced the same way, sheh-nay'.

I suspect chainé is correct and chené is in error.