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Type of dance step From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The chassé (French: [ʃase], French for 'chased'; sometimes anglicized to chasse /ʃæˈseɪ, ʃæs/) is a dance step used in many dances in many variations. All variations are triple-step patterns of gliding character in a "step-together-step" pattern. The word came from ballet terminology.
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There is a large variety of chasses across many dances. Variations include:
The chassé in waltz dancing has several defined forms or figures.
A slide with both legs bent either forwards, backwards or sideways and meeting in the air straightened. It can be done either in a gallop (like children pretending to ride a horse) or by pushing the first foot along the floor in a plié and springing into the air where both legs meet stretched.
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A number of specific dance variations in the International Style ballroom dances are named "chassé".
In ice dancing, chassés are basic dance steps which appear, for example, in many compulsory dances. The International Skating Union rules define the following variants:[1]
In line dancing the term chassé is used for a triple-step sequence in any direction (forward, side, back, diagonally, or curving). For instance, if the chassé is to be done to the right, the right foot steps right, the left foot is placed next to the right, with the weight being transferred to the left foot so that the right foot can complete the chassé by stepping to the right. The call is usually "step, together, step". The step is often called "the shuffle" by line dancers, but that has several unrelated meanings in other dance contexts.
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