pas seul

American  

[pah sœl] / pɑ ˈsœl /

noun

Ballet.

plural

pas seuls

1. a dance performed by one person; dance solo.

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pas seul British  

/ pɑ sœl /

noun

1. a dance sequence for one person

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Etymology

Origin of pas seul

1805–15; < French: literally, solo step

Example Sentences

Lautrec immortalized Avril in numerous poses: as a Moulin Rouge spectator, in conventional garb leaving the cabaret, dancing a pas seul with her skirts flung high to reveal legs of startling thinness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though Marina Yurlova now dances for her suppers on the concert stage she once did a more dangerous pas seul.

From Time Magazine Archive

To-night her eye had been caught by a tall, graceful figure executing a pas seul in the middle of the room with its hands in its pockets.

From The Lunatic at Large by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)

She emphasized this possible calamity by swinging the dog up in the air and herself executing a daring pas seul before she dropped breathless in a 6 chair.

From Those Dale Girls by Carruth, Frank Weston

When the tempo di minuetto had quickened to the pas seul of a Ballerina and the stage was still, Jenny stood far down in the corner nearest to the audience.

From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton