verb
- past tense of chassé; moved with a sliding step in which one foot follows the other without crossing, typically in dancing or fencing
Usage: dance and fencing term; often used in ballet and ballroom dancing
Examples
- The dancers chassed across the stage in perfect synchronization.
- She chassed to the right during the waltz.
- The fencer chassed backward to create distance from his opponent.
- In the ballet routine, the corps de ballet chassed in formation.
- He chassed smoothly across the ballroom floor.