Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A moderately fast Spanish dance.
- n. Music for or in the rhythm of this dance, set in march time and often played at bullfights.
Wiktionary
- n. A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time
- n. the music for such a dance, or for a march; used especially at bullfights
WordNet 3.0
- n. a ballroom dance in fast duple time
- n. music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights
Etymologies
- Spanish double step (Wiktionary)
- Spanish : paso, step + doble, double. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The paso doble was the first time in the show that I thought to myself, I am doing this right.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘paso doble’.
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Redundancing
The Moves. Do~do~ditty!
tango, bolero, cha cha, foxtrot, foxtantino, hip hop, hustle, jive, merengue, two step, paso doble, quickstep and 219 more...
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One Left Footer's Manifesto
I was tragically born with an extra left foot. If I weren't so debilitated, this would be my to-do list.
cha cha, tango, waltz, fox trot, limbo, square dance, line dance, mosh, breakdance, pop and lock, robot, salsa and 98 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (P)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
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Dance Magic Dance
Styles of dance
ballet, tango, waltz, salsa, polka, swing, charleston, foxtrot, jitterbug, tap, quickstep, mambo and 101 more...
Tweets
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chained_bear That's partly why I love that movie--the cheesiness is such a guilty pleasure. Frangipani. Feb 18, 2008
reesetee Heehee. Jennarenn, you've been to ballroom competitions? Or have you been in them? Feb 18, 2008
jennarenn I've actually seen costumes *nearly* that bad at real ballroom competitions. Feb 18, 2008
chained_bear *sighing* thinking about Strictly Ballroom... Feb 17, 2008
treeseed Paso Doble or pasodoble is a lively style of dance to the duple meter march-like pasodoble music. It actually originated in southern France, but is modeled after the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish bullfight. Paso doble means "two step" in Spanish.
_Wikipedia Feb 17, 2008