pas seul
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pas seul
1805–15; < French: literally, solo step
Example Sentences
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Lautrec immortalized Avril in numerous poses: as a Moulin Rouge spectator, in conventional garb leaving the cabaret, dancing a pas seul with her skirts flung high to reveal legs of startling thinness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Marina Yurlova now dances for her suppers on the concert stage she once did a more dangerous pas seul.
From Time Magazine Archive
On several occasions I have observed them perform a kind of dance, a pas seul, for each rotifer would be alone by itself.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by Weir, James
The Lord Chancellor is not introduced as Harlequin, and does not dance a pas seul with "Mr. Solicitor," founded upon some of the more intricate steps of the pavan, or peacock's strut.
"I should like to see that pas seul, but first will you do me the extreme honor to dance this with me?" said Mr. Tucker, with mock grandiloquence.
From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
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