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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D1%8C%D0%BE-%D0%B4%D1%8C%D0%BE" title="Па-дьо-дьо – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Па-дьо-дьо" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux" title="Pas de deux – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pas de deux" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux" title="Pas de deux – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Pas de deux" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux_(dans)" title="Pas de deux (dans) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Pas de deux (dans)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux" title="Pas de deux – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Pas de deux" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux" title="Pas de deux – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pas de deux" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux" title="Pas de deux – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pas de deux" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8C%8C_%EB%93%9C_%EB%90%98" title="파 드 되 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="파 드 되" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%A1-%D5%A4%D5%A5-%D5%A4%D5%A5" title="Պա-դե-դե – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Պա-դե-դե" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B5-%D0%B4%D0%B5" title="Па-де-де – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Па-де-де" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux" title="Pas de deux – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Pas de deux" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%B4%D0%B5" title="Па де де – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Па де де" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Pas_de_deux_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Pas de deux (disambiguation)">Pas de deux (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NWFusionPaquitaPas2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/NWFusionPaquitaPas2.jpg/220px-NWFusionPaquitaPas2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/NWFusionPaquitaPas2.jpg/330px-NWFusionPaquitaPas2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/NWFusionPaquitaPas2.jpg/440px-NWFusionPaquitaPas2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1696" data-file-height="1877" /></a><figcaption>Dancers performing <i><a href="/wiki/Paquita" title="Paquita">Paquita</a> grand pas de deux entrée</i></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Ballet" title="Ballet">ballet</a>, a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><b>pas de deux</b></i></span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[pɑ<span class="wrap"> </span>d(ə)<span class="wrap"> </span>dø]</a></span> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, literally "step of two") is a dance <a href="/wiki/Duet" title="Duet">duet</a> in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together.<sup id="cite_ref-Bedinghaus_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bedinghaus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Greskovic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greskovic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>pas de deux</i> is characteristic of <a href="/wiki/Classical_ballet" title="Classical ballet">classical ballet</a> and can be found in many well-known ballets, including <i><a href="/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty_(ballet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sleeping Beauty (ballet)">Sleeping Beauty</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Swan_Lake" title="Swan Lake">Swan Lake</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Giselle" title="Giselle">Giselle</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bedinghaus_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bedinghaus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is most often performed by a male and a female (a <i>danseur</i> and a <i>ballerina</i>) though there are exceptions, such as in the film <i><a href="/wiki/White_Nights_(1985_film)" title="White Nights (1985 film)">White Nights</a></i>, in which a <i>pas de deux</i> is performed by <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Baryshnikov" title="Mikhail Baryshnikov">Mikhail Baryshnikov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bedinghaus_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bedinghaus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Grand_pas_de_deux"><i>Grand pas de deux</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pas_de_deux&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Grand pas de deux"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ESMD_The_Nutcracker_2011_grand_pas_de_deux.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/ESMD_The_Nutcracker_2011_grand_pas_de_deux.jpg/220px-ESMD_The_Nutcracker_2011_grand_pas_de_deux.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/ESMD_The_Nutcracker_2011_grand_pas_de_deux.jpg/330px-ESMD_The_Nutcracker_2011_grand_pas_de_deux.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/ESMD_The_Nutcracker_2011_grand_pas_de_deux.jpg/440px-ESMD_The_Nutcracker_2011_grand_pas_de_deux.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>The Nutcracker (2011) <i>grand pas de deux</i></figcaption></figure> <p>A <i><b>grand pas de deux</b></i> is a structured <i>pas de deux</i> that typically has five parts, consisting of an <i>entrée</i> (introduction), an <i>adagio</i>, two variations (a solo for each dancer), and a <i>coda</i> (conclusion).<sup id="cite_ref-Bedinghaus_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bedinghaus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is effectively a suite of dances that share a common theme, often symbolic of a love story or the partnership inherent in love, with the dancers portraying expressions of affectionate feelings and thoughts between romantic partners.<sup id="cite_ref-Bedinghaus_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bedinghaus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Greskovic_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greskovic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is often considered to be the <i><a href="/wiki/Pi%C3%A8ce_de_r%C3%A9sistance" title="Pièce de résistance">pièce de résistance</a></i> and bravura highlight of a ballet and is usually performed by a leading pair of <a href="/wiki/Principal_dancer" title="Principal dancer">principal dancers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Greskovic_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greskovic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entrée"><span id="Entr.C3.A9e"></span><i>Entrée</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pas_de_deux&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Entrée"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i>grand pas de deux</i> usually begins with an <i>entrée</i> (literally "entrance"), which serves as a short prelude to and also unequivocally denotes the beginning of the dance suite. During the <i>entrée</i>, the dancers first appear on the <a href="/wiki/Stage_(theatre)" title="Stage (theatre)">stage</a> and, typically with great pageantry, acknowledge each other and position themselves near each other in preparation for the subsequent <i>adagio</i>. Depending on the <a href="/wiki/Choreography_(dance)" class="mw-redirect" title="Choreography (dance)">choreography</a>, the ballerina and danseur may enter the stage simultaneously or at different times. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adagio"><i>Adagio</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pas_de_deux&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adagio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>adagio</i> or <i>adage</i> (meaning "slowly") part of a <i>grand pas de deux</i> features graceful and elaborate <a href="/wiki/Dance_partnering" title="Dance partnering">partnering</a> by the dancing pair. In the <i>adagio</i>, the ballerina performs elegant, often slow and sustained movements while the danseur supports her. The danseur, in turn, strives to maintain a display of poise and seemingly effortless strength while providing support for the ballerina. The danseur may support the ballerina in a variety of common ways, including lifting her, holding and steadying her during <a href="/wiki/Dance_turns" class="mw-redirect" title="Dance turns">turns</a>, and offering a steady arm or hand for her to use as a "virtual <a href="/wiki/Barre_(ballet)" title="Barre (ballet)">barre</a>" when she performs balancing feats that would be difficult or impossible without assistance.<sup id="cite_ref-Bedinghaus_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bedinghaus-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kersley_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kersley-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this support the adagio is sometimes called <i>supported adagio</i>. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Examples</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pench%C3%A9.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Arabesque penché to attitude"><img alt="Arabesque penché to attitude" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Pench%C3%A9.gif" decoding="async" width="140" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="140" data-file-height="150" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Arabesque penché to attitude</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NutcrackerSnowPas.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Fish dive"><img alt="Fish dive" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NutcrackerSnowPas.JPG/127px-NutcrackerSnowPas.JPG" decoding="async" width="127" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NutcrackerSnowPas.JPG/191px-NutcrackerSnowPas.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/NutcrackerSnowPas.JPG/255px-NutcrackerSnowPas.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1210" data-file-height="1425" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fish dive</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pirouette.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Partnered pirouettes"><img alt="Partnered pirouettes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Pirouette.gif/100px-Pirouette.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Pirouette.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="225" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Partnered <a href="/wiki/Turn_(dance_and_gymnastics)" title="Turn (dance and gymnastics)">pirouettes</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Variations">Variations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pas_de_deux&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Variations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon completion of the <i>adagio</i>, the dancers separate and each dancer, in turn, takes center stage and performs a <i>variation</i> (a <a href="/wiki/Solo_dance" title="Solo dance">solo dance</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Greskovic_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greskovic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In general, the variations are intended to showcase spectacular, <a href="/wiki/Acrobatics" title="Acrobatics">acrobatic</a> leaps and turns, as well as the skills and athleticism of the individual dancers. The danseur's variation is usually performed first, followed by the ballerina's variation. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Examples</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tomoaki_Nakanome_-_Don_Quichotte,_Basile_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Tomoaki_Nakanome_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Basile_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010.jpg/100px-Tomoaki_Nakanome_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Basile_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Tomoaki_Nakanome_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Basile_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010.jpg/150px-Tomoaki_Nakanome_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Basile_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Tomoaki_Nakanome_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Basile_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010.jpg/200px-Tomoaki_Nakanome_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Basile_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2550" data-file-height="3825" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chenxin_Liu_-_Don_Quichotte,_Kitri_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010-7_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Chenxin_Liu_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Kitri_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010-7_edit.jpg/150px-Chenxin_Liu_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Kitri_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010-7_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Chenxin_Liu_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Kitri_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010-7_edit.jpg/225px-Chenxin_Liu_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Kitri_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010-7_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Chenxin_Liu_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Kitri_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010-7_edit.jpg/300px-Chenxin_Liu_-_Don_Quichotte%2C_Kitri_-_Prix_de_Lausanne_2010-7_edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3265" data-file-height="3265" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coda">Coda</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pas_de_deux&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Coda"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>coda</i> (literally "tail") is the concluding segment of a <i>grand pas de deux</i>. Typically, it is a recapitulation of earlier segments of the <i>grand pas de deux</i>, consisting of elements that are characteristic of the <i>adagio</i>, variations, or both, and ends during a grand musical climax.<sup id="cite_ref-Greskovic_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greskovic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pas_de_deux&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elements of the <i>grand pas de deux</i> first appeared in the early 18th century as opening acts of operas and ballets in which a couple would perform identical dance steps, sometimes while holding hands. At that time and throughout the <a href="/wiki/Baroque" title="Baroque">Baroque</a> period, ballet partner dancing was evolving to show more dramatic content. For example, in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Loves_of_Mars_and_Venus" title="The Loves of Mars and Venus">The Loves of Mars and Venus</a></i> ballet of 1717, Mars (the male dancer) strove to portray gallantry, respect, ardent love, and adoration, while Venus showed bashfulness, reciprocal love, and wishful looks.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a romantic <i>pas de deux</i> emerged that involved closer physical contact, with ballerinas dancing on their toes in the hands of their partners. As the 19th century progressed, the form became a showcase for the skills of the increasingly sophisticated ballerina. </p><p>The ballets of the late 19th Century—particularly of those of <a href="/wiki/Marius_Petipa" title="Marius Petipa">Marius Petipa</a>—introduced the concept of the <i>grand pas de deux</i>, which often served as the climax of a scene or an entire performance. This involved a consistent format of <i>entrée</i> and <i>adagio</i> by a pair of leading male and female dancers, followed by virtuosic solos (first by the male and then the female) and a finale.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 20th century, the <i>grand pas de deux</i> became more integrated with the story of the ballet, with increasingly acrobatic content.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_pas_de_deux">Notable <i>pas de deux</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pas_de_deux&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable pas de deux"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dq1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Dq1.jpg/190px-Dq1.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Dq1.jpg/285px-Dq1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Dq1.jpg/380px-Dq1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1203" data-file-height="1436" /></a><figcaption>Grand Pas de deux from <i><a href="/wiki/Don_Quixote_(ballet)" title="Don Quixote (ballet)">Don Quixote</a></i></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><i>White Swan Pas de deux</i>, from the second act of <i><a href="/wiki/Swan_Lake" title="Swan Lake">Swan Lake</a></i></li> <li><i>Black Swan Pas de deux</i>, from the third act of <i><a href="/wiki/Swan_Lake" title="Swan Lake">Swan Lake</a></i></li> <li><i>Bluebird Pas de deux</i>, from the third act of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sleeping_Beauty_Ballet" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sleeping Beauty Ballet">The Sleeping Beauty</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Copp%C3%A9lia" title="Coppélia">Coppélia</a> Grand Pas de deux</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tsar_Kandavl_or_Le_Roi_Candaule" title="Tsar Kandavl or Le Roi Candaule">Diane and Actéon</a> Pas de deux</i>, from the ballet <i>Le Roi Candaule</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flower_Festival_in_Genzano" title="Flower Festival in Genzano">Flower Festival in Genzano</a> Pas de deux</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_Sylphide" title="La Sylphide">La Sylphide</a> Pas de deux</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Le_Corsaire" title="Le Corsaire">Le Corsaire</a> Pas de deux</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don_Quixote_(ballet)" title="Don Quixote (ballet)">Don Quixote</a> Grand Pas de deux</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nutcracker" title="The Nutcracker">The Nutcracker</a> Grand Pas de deux</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paquita" 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