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pas de trois

American  
[pahduh trwah] / pɑdə ˈtrwɑ /

noun

Ballet.
pas de trois plural
  1. a dance for three dancers.


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Etymology

Origin of pas de trois

1755–65; < French: literally, step for three

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Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Ayano Kimura and Ariel Martinez sparkled in the first-act pas de trois.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2022

No less fine was the sparkling Indiana Woodward in its pas de trois, making tiny moments exceptionally radiant.

From New York Times Sep. 19, 2018

“Say you’re doing the ‘Swan Lake’ pas de trois, and you finish the adagio and bow,” says Nicole Graniero, who dances with the Washington Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

From Washington Post Aug. 22, 2018

There was also Mälkki's imaginative presentation of Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Cello Concerto, which featured exotic instrumentation and a pas de trois with three dancers choreographed by Tero Saarinen.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2018

Maude, Jack, and the good Owen performed a triumphant pas de trois.

From A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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