Plural of glissade; multiple sliding descents down snowy slopes, or multiple gliding dance movements.
Regular plural formation from French 'glissade,' applied to English as both athletic/mountaineering and dance terminology. The word retains its French pronunciation and spelling conventions in English.
In competitive figure skating, glissades are transitions that judges specifically look for—they demonstrate control and elegance, yet they're technically the skater is barely controlling their slide, making it a paradox of apparent control over apparent chaos.
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