Pas de deux facts for kids

Dancers performing Paquita grand pas de deux entrée

In ballet, a pas de deux (French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be found in many well-known ballets, including Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Giselle. It is most often performed by a male and a female (a danseur and a ballerina) though there are exceptions, such as in the film White Nights, in which a pas de deux is performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.

Images for kids

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  The Nutcracker (2011) grand pas de deux

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  Grand Pas de deux from Don Quixote

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  Arabesque penché to attitude

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  Fish dive

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  Partnered pirouettes

See also

In Spanish: Pas de deux para niños