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pas de basque
[pah duh bask]
noun
plural
pas de basquea step in which the dancer swings one foot to the side, springs onto it, and swings the other foot against it.
pas de basque
/ pɑ də bask, ˌpɑː də ˈbɑːsk /
noun
a dance step performed usually on the spot, consisting of one long and two short movements during which the weight is transferred from one foot to the other: used esp in reels and jigs
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pas de basque1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pas de basque1
Example Sentences
Where the bowing and leaping should soon commence, there the old man slid and spun by himself, his arms fluttering, making pretty courtesies to chairs; pausing for a pas de Basque; his heels thumping; executing secret glissades in beeswax.
She also banned certain steps – the pas de basque and the entrechat – on the grounds that they were "anti-revolutionary".
To Ballet Master John Taras it is a grand pas de basque.
The bishop buckled to his task, With battements and pas de basque.
Demi Pas de Basque—A half or incomplete pas de basque.
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