pas seul
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pas seul
1805–15; < French: literally, solo step
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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
Sonia gasped at the sight ... to execute a wild Irish pas seul amid the thunderous applause of the hearty and adoring company.
From The Art of Disappearing by Smith, John Talbot
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.
It scandalizes the biographers that the Prince, on one occasion, made La Bruyère dance a pas seul before him, twanging a tune on the guitar.
From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund
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