chasses
Ballroom gliding steps
Chasses is the plural of chassé, a gliding dance step where one foot displaces the other.
The movement appears in ballet, ballroom, and folk dancing, creating smooth lateral motion: The dancer executed a series of quick chasses across the floor.
Also used as a verb: She chasses to the right.
Ballet knee-bending movement
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- jetéBallet jumping step
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
glissade · coupé · relevé · tendu · dégagé · adagio · allegro · ballerina
Move with effortless continuity
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- skipTo deliberately exclude
lateral · traveling · footwork · crossing · closing · displacement · progression · floor pattern
plié
Ballet knee-bending movement
pas de deux · glissade · coupé · relevé · tendu · dégagé · adagio · allegro · ballerina · danseur
glide
Move with effortless continuity
skip · lateral · traveling · footwork · crossing · closing · displacement · progression · floor pattern · weight transfer
waltz
Dance in three-quarter time
cha-cha · rumba · samba · jive · swing · paso doble · lindy hop · merengue · mambo · salsa
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
syncopation · pulse · measure · downbeat · upbeat · musicality · phrasing · cadence · accent · flow