chassé

[ sha-sey or, especially in square dancing, sa-shey ]

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

verb (used without object),chas·séd, chas·sé·ing.
  1. to execute a chassé.

Origin of chassé

1
1795–1805; <French: literally, chased, followed, past participle of chasser to chase1

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British Dictionary definitions for 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-sés, -séing or -séd
  1. (intr) to perform either of these steps

Origin of chassé

1
C19: from French: a chasing

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