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Chasse (shah-say)
Used in several different rhythms, the chasse consists of three steps, usually in two beats of music: side/close, side. One foot "chases" the other. Often, the chasse will be used as the last part of a full-measure figure consisting of one step and then the chasse. In foxtrot, the timing would be, slow, -, quick/&, quick; In waltz, the timing would be, 1, 2/&, 3; In quickstep, the Progressive Chasse is timed, slow, -, quick, quick; slow, -, over 1 1/2 measures. In paso doble, the typical marching tempo renders the chasse as, side, close, side, close; or step in place, side, close, side; More broadly, a chasse is any step-close-step (not only to the side and facing partner). We sometimes speak of a forward chasse: fwd/cl, fwd; or a back chasse: bk/cl, bk. In cha, we speak of the ronde chasse, the hip-twist chasse, and others.
Glossary of Dance Terms
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