Do a Chasse
By Jo Ann Schneider Farris, About.com
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Step Seven - Bring Your Feet Back Together Between Beats and Repeat
Bring Your Feet Back Together Between Beats and Repeat
Photo Courtesy of Rebekah Schneider Farris
Bring your feet back together between beats. Repeat and count. Don't forget to practice chasses in both directions and with different types of music. When you chasse to waltz music, lift your foot up on the third beat instead of the second beat.
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- Step One - Start With Your Feet Parallel and Together
- Step Two - Stroke and Extend
- Step Three - Lift the Free Foot Off the Ice Slightly
- Step Four - Bring Your Feet Back Together Again and Repeat
- Step Five - Practice Chasses With and Without Music
- Step Six - The Lifted Foot Part of the Chasse Should Occur on Beat Two
- Step Seven - Bring Your Feet Back Together Between Beats and Repeat
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