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chas·sé
(shă-sā′)n.
A ballet movement consisting of one or more quick gliding steps with the same foot always leading.
intr.v. chas·séd, chas·sé·ing, chas·sés
To perform this movement.
[French, from past participle of chasser, to chase, from Old French chacier; see chase1.]
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chassé
(ˈʃæseɪ)n
1. (Dancing) one of a series of gliding steps in ballet in which the same foot always leads
2. (Dancing) three consecutive dance steps, two fast and one slow, to four beats of music
vb, -sés, -séing or -séd
(Dancing) (intr) to perform either of these steps
[C19: from French: a chasing]
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chas•sé
(ʃæˈseɪ or, esp. in square dancing, sæˈʃeɪ)n., v. chas•séd, chas•sé•ing. n.
1. a gliding dance step with one foot kept in advance of the other.
v.i. 2. to execute a chassé.
3. sashay.
[1795–1805; < French: literally, chased, followed, past participle of chasser to chase1]
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chasse
Past participle: chasséd
Gerund: chasséing
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chassé
A step from a plié in fifth, sliding one foot out, heel down, before transferring weight to it; also done as a jumping step.
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| Noun | 1. | chasse - (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers dance step, step - a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" |
| Verb | 1. | chasse - perform a chasse step, in ballet dance - move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room" |
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