Pas de chat Glossary of ballet




pas de chat


(french pronunciation: ​[pɑ d(ə) ʃa]; step of cat. ) traveling sideways jump while mid-air legs successively bent, brought retiré, feet high possible, knees apart. dance of cygnets swan lake involves sixteen pas de chat performed 4 dancers holding hands, arms interlaced.


in cecchetti , french schools, may referred saut de chat ( jump of cat ).


grand pas de chat

a jump leading leg extends forward through grand battement or développé , trailing leg remains in retiré until landing.


russian pas de chat

a jump legs successively brought attitude derrière instead of retiré. variant of pas de chat appears in several petipa ballets (e.g. 4th variation in paquita).








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