1 : a dance or figure for two performers. 2 : an intricate relationship or activity involving two parties or things.

What does the French pas de deux mean?

plural pas de deux

(in ballet) a dance for two people, usually a man and a woman.

What happens during pas de deux?

pas de deux, (French: “step for two”), dance for two performers. The strictly classical balletic pas de deux followed a fixed pattern: a supported adagio, a solo variation for the male dancer, a solo variation for the female dancer, and a coda in which both participants displayed their virtuosity.