how do you do a sashay (jazz step)?

Question

i need to do that for a dance thing im in and i have never taken jazz.....

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The step is chasse' - it is a french term which means"to chase".
The basic way to learn a chasse' is to think of it in the way I taught it to beginners. One foot chasing the other.

Standing on one side of the room - think of your right foot as your "girl" foot and the left as your "boy" foot. The girl foot steps to the right - the boy foot follows (chases) and "kisses" the girl foot causing the "girl" foot to scoot away. (Step, kiss, step, kiss, step, kiss)

For a chasse' to be done correctly one foot must come up and touch the other foot before the first foot can move away. After you have practiced this across the floor one way go the other direction. Chasse' can also be done forward with one foot leading front and the other closing from behind. (sort of a gallop step) It is also done on a diagonal often for jazz dance..

Once you understand the step you can work for height by doing the first step in a plie' (with bent knee), pulling up as the second foot closes to push off the floor.

So basically - chasse' is step, (kiss) or close or often done as step, close, step.(single chasse')

Do yourself a favor and take some jazz or ballet dance classes. You will love them! By the way, most terms are balletic in root. Once you know ballet basics, the rest falls in place. All good dancers have a solid ballet background.

Enjoy your dancing and have fun - good luck!

Answer 3

Chasse means to chase--think of a galop along the floor--step forward with your right foot and chase it out of the way with the left, then step again right. 3 little movements. It can also be done to the side or back. Try taking a few classes--or get a video of jazz. There are lots of them out there--try Jay Distributors for a list.

Answer 4

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how do you do a sashay (jazz step)?
i need to do that for a dance thing im in and i have never taken jazz.....

Answer 5

A sache can be used in all forms of dance. It's a staple for many moves, is used in preparing for turns or simply for gaining speed and moving quickly across a floor. In ballet it is usually more of a jump, and is important for the legs to be squeezed together when both feet in the air, while in jazz, it's more like a slide.

For a jazz sache, here's what you do (classic jazz too, not hip-hop influenced):
Stand with your feet parallel- that means straight ahead of you, pointed out.
Usually for most dance steps, you begin with the right foot, especially in a practice setting. so, with both feet paralleled, "pop" your right foot- meaning shift your weight to your left leg
Ok. So, step out on your right leg. Before you lift it back up, slide your left leg to match where you stepped out with your right. keep your legs bent.
It's like playing a game of catch up with your feet.
"Sache" literally means "to chase," in french. You are chasing your feet across a floor. It is a beautiful step that just takes practice.
And no matter what style you're doing it in, remember to
POINT YOUR FEET!
Always.

Answer 6

Quick step together step

Answer 7

it's sorta like a skip it means chase in french it's actually spelled chasse and it's like a skip but it's jumping then 1 foot well chases the other

Answer 8

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May I do a sashayey goose step?

Answer 9

its kind of like a skip but only you try to keep your legs strait!
i think that you kind of take your lead foot and put it first then like make the other foot follow right behind!

Answer 10

quick step ...u can start with right or left foot...and u go...right left right or left right left...they are little steps and quick