If a theatrical show, then pasodoble. If a dramatic performance, then pasodoble. The gypsy bravado with touching flamenco sensuality– it’s again, pasodoble.
Pasodoble (also spelled Paso Doble) is a competition or exhibition dance, not a social one. So, it needs professionalism and competency, body language proficiency and dramatic talent to act in pasodoble. Within the Latin program of the ballroom competition dances, pasodoble is mostly taught the last, as the dancer will need all his/her skills and even more to manage this dance properly.
Depending on details, pasodoble can be performed as an ethnic dance or a ballroom dance. The word “pasodoble” means “double-step;” it is danced within 2/4 tempo and needs specific marching music.
As all the Spanish dances, pasodoble is open to symbolic interpretation. The story on the dancefloor is commonly regarded to as bullfight, with the parts of the matador and the bull (or, according to another version, the woman may symbolize the cape). However, this may be taken metaphorically, as a dramatic conflict between an aggressive man and a proud woman.
Pasodoble has a visible plot, with the actions of confrontation, chasing and fighting, usually with a fatal ending. As the “persecution” begins, you may feel the desperate anger and the fierce defense of the “victim,” her hope for salvation and the pain of final defeat.
Special attention is paid to the clothing of the pasodoble dancers, especially to the colors, and to the whole staging–nothing incidental or redundant should be seen on the dance floor.
Pasodoble is unique in its angry and strong accents, sharp and quick highlights that must exactly fit the music. The energetic power and the emotional shock of the audience prove this beautiful dancing action to be particularly charismatic.
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