1. A smooth, gliding movement or step in ballet or figure skating.
Usage: ballet/figure skating term; from French

1. To perform a gliding or sliding movement, especially in dance or skating.
Usage: ballet/figure skating term; from French

Examples

• The dancer executed a perfect glisse across the stage.
• She began to glisse smoothly into the next position.
• In figure skating, a glisse is a fundamental technique for transitions.
• The ballerina glissed her foot along the floor with grace.
• The glisse movement requires control and balance.