Description
This unique collection celebrates the pas de deux: the âsteps for twoâ or partner dances so central to ballets both modern and classical. It brings together 16 exceptional pas de deux from The Royal Balletâs unequalled repertory, in outstanding performances by Company dancers past and present. Representing The Royal Balletâs heritage works and recent creations, as well as 19th-century classics, Pas de Deux demonstrates the choreographic diversity, technical brilliance, show-stopping spectacle and artistry for which The Royal Ballet is acclaimed around the world. Included in this collection are Frederick Ashtonâs Voices of Spring and pas de deux from his La Fille mal gardĂ©e; from Kenneth MacMillanâs Romeo and Juliet, Concerto, Elite Syncopations, Manon and Mayerling; from Wayne McGregorâs Limen; from Christopher Wheeldonâs Aliceâs Adventures in Wonderland and The Winterâs Tale; and from the 19th-century classics Giselle, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. All captured in high definition and recorded in true surround sound.