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Chassé in ballet. The chassé (French:, French for 'chased'; sometimes anglicized to chasse / ʃ æ ˈ s eɪ, ʃ æ s /) is a dance step used in many dances in many variations. All variations are triple-step patterns of gliding character in a "step-together-step" pattern. The word came from ballet terminology.
In dance (particularly ballet), arabesque (French: [aʁabɛsk]; literally, "in Arabic fashion") is a body position in which a dancer stands on one leg (the supporting leg) with the other leg (the working leg) extended, straight, behind the body. The arm positions can vary and are generally allongé.
In dance descriptions the term walk is usually applied when two or more steps are taken in the same direction. A single step, e.g., forward, is called just thus: "step forward". Walks can be done in various dance positions: in closed position, promenade position, shadow position, sweetheart position, etc.
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It was based on a step used by Anna Pavlova in a gavotte that she frequently performed. Alicia Markova recalled in 1994 that Ashton had first used the step in a short ballet that concluded Nigel Playfair's 1930 production of Marriage à la Mode. It is not seen in Ashton's 1931 Façade, but after that, it became a feature of his choreography.
The leader crosses his foot in front on steps 1 and 3, while crossing behind on step 5 and to the side on 2, 4 and 6, creating the pattern: in front, side, in front, side, behind, side. The follower dances the same pattern but offset by a bar: side, behind, side, in front, side, in front.
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Cross-step waltz (originally, the French Valse Boston) is a social ballroom dance in triple ⓘ time, performed primarily in closed position, to slower tempo waltz music (around 110 to 120 beats per minute).