Meanings
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1
noun
a gliding dance step in which one foot moves to the side and the other closes to it
The dancer crossed the stage with a light chassé.
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2
verb
to move using a chassé step
The children learned to chassé across the studio in time with the music.
Thesaurus
Etymology
Borrowed from French chassé, the past participle of chasser, 'to chase.' The name reflects one foot seeming to chase the other during the gliding step; English has sometimes added its own inflections to the French form.