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26-458: (Redirected from Two-Step ) [REDACTED] Look up two-step in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Not to be confused with pas de deux or paso doble . Two-step or two step may refer to: Dance [ edit ] Two-step (dance move) , a dance move used in a wide range of dancing genres Country-western two-step , also known as

52-646: A Chaika state-limousine. These scenes were then inserted into the movie, some being in-car scenes. Hackford was disappointed with critics who wrote negative reviews based on their belief that Helsinki had been used. The film was also shot in Finland (including the island of Reposaari ) and Lisbon , Portugal, as well as other parts of the United Kingdom including Elstree Studios and RAF Machrihanish in Scotland . Filmmakers normally use models to film

78-517: A coda (conclusion). It is effectively a suite of dances that share a common theme, often symbolic of a love story or the partnership inherent in love, with the dancers portraying expressions of affectionate feelings and thoughts between romantic partners. It is often considered to be the pièce de résistance and bravura highlight of a ballet and is usually performed by a leading pair of principal dancers . A grand pas de deux usually begins with an entrée (literally "entrance"), which serves as

104-486: A grand pas de deux features graceful and elaborate partnering by the dancing pair. In the adagio , the ballerina performs elegant, often slow and sustained movements while the danseur supports her. The danseur, in turn, strives to maintain a display of poise and seemingly effortless strength while providing support for the ballerina. The danseur may support the ballerina in a variety of common ways, including lifting her, holding and steadying her during turns , and offering

130-680: A grand musical climax. Elements of the grand pas de deux first appeared in the early 18th century as opening acts of operas and ballets in which a couple would perform identical dance steps, sometimes while holding hands. At that time and throughout the Baroque period, ballet partner dancing was evolving to show more dramatic content. For example, in The Loves of Mars and Venus ballet of 1717, Mars (the male dancer) strove to portray gallantry, respect, ardent love, and adoration, while Venus showed bashfulness, reciprocal love, and wishful looks. In

156-458: A short prelude to and also unequivocally denotes the beginning of the dance suite. During the entrée , the dancers first appear on the stage and, typically with great pageantry, acknowledge each other and position themselves near each other in preparation for the subsequent adagio . Depending on the choreography , the ballerina and danseur may enter the stage simultaneously or at different times. The adagio or adage (meaning "slowly") part of

182-461: A song released by Ed Sheeran in 2021 2-step garage , a subgenre of UK garage music "2 Step", a bonus track by Destiny's Child from their 2004 album Destiny Fulfilled Other [ edit ] Two Step Cliffs Two-Step (comics) Two Step (film) , a 2014 American thriller film Euro step , also known as two-step, a basketball move Many-banded krait , a species of venomous snake native to Southeast Asia colloquially nicknamed

208-480: A steady arm or hand for her to use as a "virtual barre " when she performs balancing feats that would be difficult or impossible without assistance. Because of this support the adagio is sometimes called supported adagio . Upon completion of the adagio , the dancers separate and each dancer, in turn, takes center stage and performs a variation (a solo dance ). In general, the variations are intended to showcase spectacular, acrobatic leaps and turns, as well as

234-611: Is a Russian ballet dancer who had previously defected from the Soviet Union . When the plane carrying him to his next performance in Tokyo has electrical problems and crash lands in Siberia , he is injured and recognized by KGB officer Colonel Chaiko ( Jerzy Skolimowski ). Chaiko contacts tap dancer Raymond Greenwood (Hines), who has defected to the Soviet Union , and gets them both to Leningrad . Chaiko wants Kolya to dance at

260-491: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pas de deux In ballet , a pas de deux [pɑ d(ə) dø] ( French , literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be found in many well-known ballets, including Sleeping Beauty , Swan Lake , and Giselle . It

286-417: Is most often performed by a male and a female (a danseur and a ballerina ) though there are exceptions, such as in the film White Nights , in which a pas de deux is performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines . A grand pas de deux is a structured pas de deux that typically has five parts, consisting of an entrée (introduction), an adagio , two variations (a solo for each dancer), and

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312-518: Is notable both for the dancing of Hines and Baryshnikov and for the Academy Award -winning song " Say You, Say Me " by Lionel Richie in 1986 , as well as " Separate Lives " performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop (also nominated). The film was the international film debut of Isabella Rossellini and Taylor Hackford met his future wife, Helen Mirren, during filming. Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko (Baryshnikov)

338-461: Is pregnant, he decides he does not want their child to grow up in the Soviet Union, and together, with Kolya, they plan an escape with the help of Galina, who still has feelings for Rodchenko. During the escape attempt, Raymond chooses to stay behind in order to delay Chaiko, gaining time for Kolya and Darya to get to the consulate at Leningrad. Although Raymond is captured and incarcerated, he

364-592: Is traded by the Soviets for a political prisoner from Latin America, and reunites with Darya and Kolya. The opening ballet sequence, Le Jeune Homme et La Mort , originally choreographed by Roland Petit in 1946 and performed anew by Baryshnikov and Florence Faure, was filmed at the Bristol Hippodrome . The gentleman paging the curtain for Baryshnikov is John Randall, the theatre's technical director at

390-715: The Chicago International Film Festival on November 8, 1985 at McClurg Court. It then opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on November 22 as well as in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Toronto before expanding nationally on December 6. White Nights received mixed reviews from critics, as it currently holds a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews. The New York Times film critic Vincent Canby criticized

416-489: The "two-step snake" Texas two-step bankruptcy Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Two-step . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two-step&oldid=1220887995 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

442-567: The Texas Two-step Nightclub Two Step , also known as the California Two-step 2-step (breakdance move) , an acrobatic maneuver used in breakdancing Two step , a style of moshing which creates a running–in–place motion Music [ edit ] "Two Step" (song) , a single released by Dave Matthews Band in 1996 "2 Step" (song) , a single released by Unk in 2007 "2step" (song) ,

468-473: The album, " Separate Lives " by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin , which reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1986 . The prize instead went to Lionel Richie 's " Say You, Say Me ", another chart topper which appeared in the film but was not included on the original soundtrack due to licensing issues. It was included in the album reissue as

494-482: The concept of the grand pas de deux , which often served as the climax of a scene or an entire performance. This involved a consistent format of entrée and adagio by a pair of leading male and female dancers, followed by virtuosic solos (first by the male and then the female) and a finale. During the 20th century, the grand pas de deux became more integrated with the story of the ballet, with increasingly acrobatic content. White Nights (1985 film) The film

520-630: The crash-landing of an aircraft as expensive as a Boeing 747. For the filming of the crash sequence of a British Orient 747 at the beginning of White Nights , two different full-sized aircraft were used. The film contains an early-career performance by Maryam d'Abo , later to star as a Bond girl in the James Bond film The Living Daylights . White Nights was dedicated "in loving memory" to Mary E. Hackford (mother of Taylor) and Jerry Benjamin (father of executive supervisor Stuart Benjamin), both of whom died prior to its release. The film opened

546-490: The film's "oversimplification" of Russians as "hateful and corrupt" with an exception of "old Russian babushka " without the film explaining the character's transition "to kindness", and dance performances as "jazzed-up and simplistic". However, the film was a commercial success at the box office, grossing over $ 42 million in the United States. The soundtrack album for the film contains the most successful single on

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572-403: The late 18th and early 19th centuries, a romantic pas de deux emerged that involved closer physical contact, with ballerinas dancing on their toes in the hands of their partners. As the 19th century progressed, the form became a showcase for the skills of the increasingly sophisticated ballerina. The ballets of the late 19th Century—particularly of those of Marius Petipa —introduced

598-403: The script as "ludicrous" but praised the acting and dance choreography, including Baryshnikov's "all of the dynamic force and intelligence that distinguish his dance performances" and Hines as "a great tap dancer but not in the same league with Mr. Baryshnikov as a film personality". Los Angeles Times film critic Sheila Benson criticized the story as "wretched high-concept, low-intelligence",

624-475: The season's opening night at the Kirov , and Raymond to look after Kolya. To convince Kolya, Chaiko uses Galina Ivanova ( Helen Mirren ), a former ballerina who never left the Soviet Union and is an old flame of Kolya. After an initial period of racial and artistic friction, the two dancers (and defectors in opposite directions) become strong friends. When Raymond discovers that his wife Darya ( Isabella Rossellini )

650-411: The skills and athleticism of the individual dancers. The danseur's variation is usually performed first, followed by the ballerina's variation. The coda (literally "tail") is the concluding segment of a grand pas de deux . Typically, it is a recapitulation of earlier segments of the grand pas de deux , consisting of elements that are characteristic of the adagio , variations, or both, and ends during

676-698: The time. In 1985, many western Cold War movies supposedly set in Russia would use locations in the Finnish capital Helsinki with an architectural style resembling Leningrad . For White Nights , a team of travelogue filmmakers from Finland, who previously had done work in the Soviet Union , were hired to film a number of locations in Leningrad, such as the Kirov Theatre and the Lenin monument , as well as

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