Pasodoble

Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name).

Each region has developed its own subgenre and personal style of pasodoble, adjusting some formal aspects of the structure to fit their local musical tradition.

[2] In modern Spain, the most prolific composition of pasodobles takes place on the Valencian coast, associated to the festivals of Moors and Christians and the Falles.

The dancers must remain one in front of the other, and keep their bodies parallel to each other at all times, leaning slightly to the left.

This hypothesis neglects to explain the presence of scores dating from 1780, that Spanish infantry already marched at double speed before the French army did and French musicologist usually refers the bullfight-related movements or themes, peculiarity that does not make sense since in Spain it was associated with bullfighting a long time later.

[citation needed] Famous musicologist José Subirá considers that the origin of the style was a combination of military marches and light music from Spanish popular theatre, that gradually permeated the "entremeses" of more respectable plays.

During the early 20th century, the pasodoble became part of the repertoire of Italian American musicians in San Francisco playing in the ballo liscio style.

[3] Four pasodobles were collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell for the WPA California Folk Music Project in 1939 by Mexican American wedding party band on mandolin, guitar, and violin.

[7] Some famous examples are "Islas Canarias", "En er Mundo", "Costa Dorada" or "Valencia".

Pasodobles that require an entire band to be played, and are almost exclusively designed for popular parades and village celebrations.

[8] Well known examples are "Paquito el Chocolatero", "Fiesta en Benidorm", "Alegría Agostense" or "Pirata Quiero Ser".

This form of pasodoble is a lively style of dance to the duple meter march-like music, and is often performed in the context of theater.

Tunas is the name given to a brotherhood of students that play popular music together on the street to get some extra coins, or under the window of the beloved of one of them, to try and help the lovestruck member to get a date with her.

It was composed in 1957, with lyrics by Guillermo González Ospina and music by Juan Mari Asins inspired by the Spanish classic "España cañí".

This pasodoble is based on the development of a parade and a dance with every single "Queen of the city" of Manizales, and it lasts one week.

Because of its heavily choreographed tradition, ballroom pasodoble is danced mostly competitively, almost never socially, or without a previously learned routine.

[12] Dancers of lower than D-class usually perform only four official dances of the Latin-American Program, that excludes pasodoble.