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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By centering ballet, the show, from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, demanded actors who could deliver an emotional monologue and a pas de deux en pointe, casting a mix of unknown young performers, Broadway stars, and familiar faces from the broader Sherman-Palladino Cinematic Universe.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
But their eventual pas de deux will send viewers scrambling to rewatch the smoke-and-mirrors mystery thriller to uncover everything that initially went unnoticed.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
But their eventual pas de deux will send viewers scrambling to rewatch the smoke-and-mirrors mystery thriller to uncover everything that initially went unnoticed.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Pas de deux.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pas%20de%20deux. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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