pas seul

American  

[pah sœl] / pɑ ˈsœl /

noun

Ballet.

plural

pas seuls

1. a dance performed by one person; dance solo.

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pas seul British  

/ pɑ sœl /

noun

1. a dance sequence for one person

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Etymology

Origin of pas seul

1805–15; < French: literally, solo step

Example Sentences

Though Marina Yurlova now dances for her suppers on the concert stage she once did a more dangerous pas seul.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

To-night her eye had been caught by a tall, graceful figure executing a pas seul in the middle of the room with its hands in its pockets.

From The Lunatic at Large by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)

"The wall is not meant for me to hold up, and if no one will ask me to dance, I'll get out and do a pas seul!"

From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell

Another of the most typical, is that of a girl writhing and dancing a pas seul with a glass of water on her head.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John