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    pas de deux

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    Related topics: Dance
    pas de deux /ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː $ -ˈduː/ noun (plural pas de deux (same pronunciation)) [countable]  APDa dance in ballet performed by a man and a woman 〔芭蕾〕双人舞
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    pas de deux• And it is in so many of Ashton's pas de deux where the truth of those words is always evident.• Admittedly in many of Petipa's pas de deux he seems merely to be a porter.    Origin pas de deux (1700-1800) French “step for two”
    pas de deux nounChinese
    in Corpus and by a ballet man performed a dance a


    pas de deux
    pas de deux /ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː $ -ˈduː/ noun (plural pas de deux (same pronunciation)) [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: French
     Origin: 'step for two'
    a dance in ballet performed by a man and a woman


    pas de deuxBrE /ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    pas de deux BrE /ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː/ 🔊     )     (from French)     a dance, often part of a ballet, that is performed by two people （芭蕾舞等中的）双人舞