pas de deux
noun
ˌpä-də-ˈdər 
-ˈdə,
-ˈdü
plural pas de deux
ˌpä-də-ˈdər(z)
-ˈdə(z),
-ˈdü(z)
1
: a dance or figure for two performers
2
: an intricate relationship or activity involving two parties or things
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Regardless of whether there is – or ever really has been – a debate, the pas de deux between Michigander and Michiganian has an unusual history and peculiar twists and turns.
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Robin Queen, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
Those in attendance were spellbound by Children's Songs Dance, a pas de deux performed by Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside, and an emotive excerpt from Sinatra Suite, performed against a set of glittering bronze lights by Cassandra Trenary and Herman Cornejo.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
The next move in this deadly pas de deux will likely be a strong response by the Israelis to last week’s Iranian missile assault.
—James Stavridis, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
According to press notes, filming took four days, including two days without an audience, allowing the cameras to join the dancers onstage at the Paris Opera in an additional pas de deux.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Robin Queen, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
Those in attendance were spellbound by Children's Songs Dance, a pas de deux performed by Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside, and an emotive excerpt from Sinatra Suite, performed against a set of glittering bronze lights by Cassandra Trenary and Herman Cornejo.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
The next move in this deadly pas de deux will likely be a strong response by the Israelis to last week’s Iranian missile assault.
—James Stavridis, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
According to press notes, filming took four days, including two days without an audience, allowing the cameras to join the dancers onstage at the Paris Opera in an additional pas de deux.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Pas de deux.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pas%20de%20deux. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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