In ballet, a pas de deux (French, step/dance for two) is a duet in which ballet steps are performed together. It usually consists of an entrée, adagio, two variation (one for each dancer), and a coda. Notable Pas de Deux · The Black Swan Pas de Deux from the third scene of Swan Lake. Choreography by Marius Petipa. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, revised (ending of the Adagio) and orchestrated (Odile's variation) by Riccardo Drigo. Variation for Odile originally created for the Ballerina Pierina Legnani from Tchaikovsky's Opus 72 for Piano. · The Bluebird Pas de Deux from the third act of The Sleeping Beauty. Choreography by Marius Petipa and (possibly) Enrico Cecchetti. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. · The Diane and Actéon Pas de Deux, derived from the Pas de Diane (AKA Les Amour

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