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'''Chasse''' or '''chassé''' is a [[dance step]] used in many dances in many variants, all of them being [[triple-step]] patterns of gliding character, steps going basically step-together-step. The word came from [[Ballet glossary#Chassé|ballet terminology]]. It is not to be confused with [[The Chase (dance figure)|The Chase]] figure of [[Tango (dance)|Tango]].
There is a huge variety of them in many dances:
* The direction may be sideways, diagonal or even curving.
* Sizes of steps may vary. This also concerns the second, "Together", step: the moving foot may land right beside the standing foot or leave some space, or even barely move from its previous position.
* [[#T|Timing]] may vary. Typical timings in ballroom dances are qqS (1/4, 1/4, 1/2) and SaS ("slow-and-slow", 3/8, 1/8, 1/2).
* [[#F|Footwork]] may vary.
==Ballet==
A slide with both legs bent either forwards, backwards or sideways and meeting in the air straightened. It can be done either in a [[gallop]] (like children pretending to ride a horse) or by pushing the first foot along the floor in a [[plie|plié]] and springing into the air where both legs meet stretched.
==Ballroom==
A number of specific dance variations in the International Style [[ballroom dance]]s are named "chasse".
*[[Tipple Chasse]]
*[[Scatter Chasse]].
*[[Promenade Chasse]] ([[Chasse from Promenade Position]])
*[[Progressive Chasse]]
*[[Right Chasse]] (Progressive Chasse to the Right)
*[[Turning Chasse]]
*[[Cross Chasse]]
*[[Tipsy Chasse]], also called simply [[Tipsy]]
*[[Diagonal Chasse]]
*[[Chasse Roll]]
*[[Chasse Turn]]
*Quick Chasse, a chasse done on count q&q, rather than qqS
*[[Chasse Reverse Tun]]
*[[Chasses to Right and Left]]
*[[The Chasse Cape]]
==Ice dancing==
In [[ice dancing]], chassés are basic dance steps which appear, for example, in many [[compulsory dance]]s. The [[International Skating Union]] rules define the following variants:<ref>[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-153889-171105-nav-list,00.html ISU technical regulations]</ref>
* ''Simple chassé'': a step in which the free foot is placed on the ice beside the skating foot, which is then lifted close to the new skating foot with the blade parallel to the ice. The two steps are skated on the same lobe, usually stepping from outside to inside edge.
* ''Cross chassé'': a chassé in which the free foot is placed on the ice crossing behind the skating foot when skating forward, or in front when skating backward.
* ''Slide chassé'': a chassé in which, instead of lifting the new free foot after the step, it slides off the ice in front when skating forward, or in back when skating backward.
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