verb
- present participle of chassé; moving sideways with a sliding step, typically in dance or fencing
Usage: dance and fencing term; often used in ballet and ballroom dancing
Examples
- The dancers were chasseing across the stage in perfect synchronization.
- In the waltz, the couple practiced chasseing to the left and right.
- The fencer executed a quick chasseing movement to gain distance.
- She learned the basic chasseing step in her first ballet class.
- The ballroom dancers moved gracefully, chasseing through the routine.