chaîné

American  

[she-ney] / ʃɛˈneɪ /

noun

Ballet.

chaînés plural

1. a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chaînés
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chaîné

1945–50; < French, noun use of past participle of chaîner to chain

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chaîné chaînés

She fills the space with an array of battements and bourrées, chaîné turns and arabesques; at one point she skips up a spiral staircase like a happy child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Tap dancers line up on platforms creating tonal worlds beneath pools of light; ballet dancers spin across the stage in rapid-fire chaînés.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2022