paso doble
Spanish march dance
A paso doble is a ballroom dance based on the drama of Spanish bullfighting.
The lead dancer represents the matador, the follow often represents the cape, and the music evokes the pageantry of the bullring.
The dance features sharp, marching steps and theatrical poses: They performed a passionate paso doble to close the competition.
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
- corridaFormal Spanish bull contest
- toreadorSpanish bullfight participant
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- arenaVenue for contests
picador · banderillero · muleta · torero · bullring · traje de luces · bravery · olé
Ancient Roman language
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- quickstepFast-paced ballroom dance
waltz · jive · rumba · cha-cha · foxtrot · samba · championship · judges
Rhythmic group walk
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- tempoRate of musical performance
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
dramatic · fortissimo · crescendo · majestic · fanfare · trumpets · percussion · military
Rhythmic group walk
Showy, exaggerated expressiveness
- passionIntense emotional drive
- spectacleVisually striking event
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
performance · tension · grandeur · heroic · conquest · storyline · characterization · stage presence
matador
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
- corridaFormal Spanish bull contest
- toreadorSpanish bullfight participant
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
arena · picador · banderillero · muleta · torero · bullring · traje de luces · bravery · olé · paseíllo
Latin
Ancient Roman language
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
quickstep · waltz · jive · rumba · cha-cha · foxtrot · samba · championship · judges · routine
march
Rhythmic group walk
brass · dramatic · fortissimo · crescendo · majestic · fanfare · trumpets · percussion · military · processional
march
Rhythmic group walk
sharp · staccato · angular · powerful · separation · drag · lunge
dramatic flair
Showy, exaggerated expressiveness
expression · performance · tension · grandeur · heroic · conquest · storyline · characterization · stage presence · arrogance
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Latin Culturemariachi, salsa dancing, tango, flamenco, cumbia
- Spanish Cultureflamenco, paella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting
- ballroom dancingwaltz, foxtrot, polka, quickstep, tango
- dance stylesballet, tango, salsa, waltz, hip hop
paso dobleslow waltz
Unhurried triple-time ballroom dance
waltz · Viennese waltz · bolero · rumba · foxtrot