trois
Americannoun
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The first half was standard gala fare — duets from “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker,” the “Le Corsaire” pas de trois — and the performances were committed, careful, entirely respectable.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019
Some of the evening’s finest dancing was in the first act’s pas de trois, with the light-footed and serenely musical Joseph Gorak, Catherine Hurlin and Katherine Williams.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019
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
Their break has been good news for their sponsors but there little hope of a stage win for les trois amis.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2018
She approaches Werner for a second time, her lips working softly, counting to herself— deux trois quatre—coming so close he can count the freckles on her nose, smell the loaf of bread in her knapsack.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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