Step of the cat. A jump in various forms that resembles
the steps of a cat.
["step of the cat"]. A jump. Leap off the left leg, starting from a plié and
raising the right leg into retiré. In midair, raise the left leg into retiré,
too, so your legs form a diamond shape in the air. Land on the right leg with
the left leg still in retiré; then bring it down, landing in another plié. In
the famous dance in Swan Lake in which the four cygnets dance with interlaced
arms, they do sixteen pas de chat.
