Definition

1. Noun:

   • A ballet step: In ballet, a "chassé" is a quick, gliding step where one foot "chases" the other, with one foot always leading the movement.
   • A type of drink: (Informal) A drink, especially of brandy or liqueur, taken after coffee.

2. Verb:

   • To perform the ballet step: To execute a chassé step in dance.

Usage

• As a Noun (Ballet):
  • The dancer's chassé across the stage was fluid and graceful.
  • She practiced the chassé repeatedly to perfect her technique.
• As a Noun (Drink):
  • He ordered a chassé to finish his meal.
• As a Verb:
  • The ballerina will chassé to stage left in the next sequence.

Advanced Usage

• "Chassé en tournant": A chassé step that includes a turn.
  • The choreography requires a difficult chassé en tournant.
• Used metaphorically to describe any quick, sliding, or chasing movement.
  • The defender made a chassé to block the shot.

Variants and Related Words

• Chasséd (verb, past tense): The dancer perfectly in time with the music.
• Chasséing (verb, present participle): She was across the rehearsal room.

Synonyms

• Glide (verb): To move smoothly and continuously.
• Slide (verb): To move along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact.

Related Phrases

• Chassé step: The specific dance movement.
  • Mastering the chassé step is fundamental in ballet.
• Chassé-café: Another term for the after-coffee drink.
  • A cognac is a common chassé-café.

Noun

1. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

Verb

1. perform a chasse step, in ballet