What is a pas de deux?
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keithold thanks all baggers
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I believe it refers to what you would call a duet in singing but in the context of dancing. A man and a woman performing. The meaning in French is roughly "the steps of two". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5lN96dgt_Y
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The other answer is correct. The only thing I would add is that a pas de deux is part of a larger ballet (except in a Balanchine piece.) There is also what is called a Grand pas de deux which is a combination of dancing together and solo sections (traditionally male first, then female) and then together at the end. The first video of Le Corsaire is more an example of that. A simple pas de deux is the two dancing together without the big solos. +4
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A dance for two performers
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A dance for two performers
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