A gliding dance step in which one foot chases the other across the floor, used in ballet and ballroom dancing.
From French chassé, the past participle of chasser meaning 'to chase' or 'to drive.' The dance step got its name because one foot appears to chase or drive the other foot along the floor.
The chassé appears in both classical ballet and ballroom dancing like the waltz and tango—it's one of those fundamental movements that different dance traditions have adopted and made their own.
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