chasse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
    sashay.
  2. verb perform a chasse step, in ballet
    sashay.

WordNet

Chas`se" noun
Etymology
F., fr. chassé, p. p. of chasser to chase.
Definitions
  1. A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.
Chas`se" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Dancing) To make the movement called chassé; as, all chassé; chassé to the right or left.

Webster 1913