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A dance where one partner is the matador and the other is literally the cape.
means A brisk, dramatic ballroom dance in 2/4 time, modeled on the movement and posture of a Spanish bullfight, traditionally performed to march-like music.
from Straight from Spanish, where paso doble means simply 'double step' or 'two-step' — paso ('step,' from Latin passus, the same root that gives English 'pace' and 'passage') plus doble ('double,' from Latin duplus). The name began as a quick military march used to set marching cadence, and the same brisk rhythm later accompanied the procession into the bullring, which is why the dance carries all that matador swagger.
- role play
- Lead is bullfighter; follow plays cape, not bull
- march roots
- Based on Spanish military march tempo
- the anthem
- España Cañí scores nearly every competition
- fast feet
- Roughly 60 measures per minute, no mercy
- french name
- Spanish soul, French label, global ballroom staple
paso doble march carmen — famous paso doble composition by rodolfo guzmán, widely performed at ballroom dance competitions
strictly come dancing paso — regular featured dance on bbc's strictly come dancing since 2004, judges particularly scrutinize it