chassé

[sha-sey, sa-shey]

noun

1. a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.

verb (used without object)

chasséd, chasséing 

1. to execute a chassé.

chassé

/ ˈʃæseɪ /

noun

1. one of a series of gliding steps in ballet in which the same foot always leads

2. three consecutive dance steps, two fast and one slow, to four beats of music

verb

1. (intr) to perform either of these steps

Word History and Origins

Origin of chassé¹

1795–1805; < French: literally, chased, followed, past participle of chasser to chase ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of chassé¹

C19: from French: a chasing