pas de quatre

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pas de quat·re (k

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n. pl. pas de quatre

A dance for four.

[French : pas, step + de, of, for + quatre, four.]

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pas de quatre - (ballet) a dance for four people

dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

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ballet concert dance dance Dancing saltation Terpsichore			From burly to burlesque, brut to beauty, they shoehorned in comic renditions of classics such as Swan Lake, Le Grand Pas de Quatre and Paquita which brought about as much laughter as awe, adding a new dimension to the art form. culture: The Trocks' balletic send-up hits heights by The Journal (Newcastle, England) For the performances at the Theatre Royal, the Trocks present a selection of their greatest works, including choreographic fireworks from Paquita, Pas de Quatre and the company's signature piece, Swan Lake, Act II. Trocks in frocks! The funniest night you will have at the ballet is ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tulsa Ballet demi-soloist Megan Keough doesn't often experience stage fright, but she does remember having an episode when she danced in Bournonville's Pas de Quatre. Don't panic! How to handle stage fright by Alfaro, Nancy / Dance Magazine			Parus atricapillus Parus bicolor Parus caeruleus Parus carolinensis Parusia parvanimity Parvati parve parvenu parvenue parvenuism parvifoliate parvis Parvitude parvo Parvolin Parvoline parvovirus Parzival PAS pas de basque pas de bourrée Pas de Calais pas de chat pas de deux pas de quatre pas de trois pas op pas seul Pas-de-Calais Pasadena Pasan pasang Pasargadae Pasay Pascal pascal celery Pascal compiler Pascal's law Pascal's law of fluid pressures Pascal's triangle Pascal's wager Pascal, Blaise Pasch Pasch egg Pasch flower Pascha paschal Paschal candle Paschal celery paschal flower			PARW/CC PARWC PARWCC Parwill PARWQCP PARWU Paryavaran Avam Gramin Vikas Sansthan Parylene parylene capacitor Paryusana Paryushan Paryushana Parzam Parzifal Parzival pas pas pas pas pas pas Pas Daction pas de basque pas de bourree pas de bourrée Pas de Calais Pas de Calais pas de chat pas de deux pas de deux pas de quatre Pas de Quoi pas de trois pas de trois pas op pas seul pas seuls Pas, the PAS-1 PAS-ADD PAS-C Pas-dammim Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (department) Pas-de-Calais (department) pas-de-côte pas-de-souris Pas1 PAS2 Pasa Pasa Pasa Pasa PASAA PASAB Pasacalle Pasacalle Pasach Pasach Pasadena

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