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noun
- a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
verb (used without object), chas·séd, chas·sé·ing.
- to execute a chassé.
noun
- one of a series of gliding steps in ballet in which the same foot always leads
- three consecutive dance steps, two fast and one slow, to four beats of music
verb -sés, -séing or -séd
- (intr) to perform either of these steps
from French chassé “chase, chasing,” past participle of chasser “to chase, hunt” (see chase (v.)); borrowed 19c. in a variety of senses and expressions, such as “chaser” (in the drinking sense), short for chasse-café, literally “coffee-chaser.” Also as a dance step (1867).