pas de chat
Americannoun
plural
pas de chatnoun
Etymology
Origin of pas de chat
1910–15; < French: cat step
Example Sentences
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I can still see the Puff dancer, performing pas de chat across the stage—this huge guy, in shorts, doing these dainty little hops.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 30, 2014
But ballet steps — pas de chat, cabrioles, grands fouettés sautés and more — abound; so do Cunningham uses of legs and torso.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2014
When Ms. Tuttle is lifted, her legs and feet transform pas de chat and other steps into larger trajectories that have a revelatory force.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2012
It had a corps de ballet drilled down to the last pas de chat, an ensemble built on the theory that it is as important to have a well-coordinated team as a great star.
From Time Magazine Archive
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