Double step definition - What it is, Meaning and Concept

The double step , whose correct mention is pasodoble as indicated by the Spanish Royal Academy ( RAE ) in his dictionary refers to the march which, by his compas, allows a troop to advance with ordinary step .It is also called pasodoble to the dance performed with that compass .

It should be noted that, at the military level, the ordinary step has a length of 65 centimeters and allows a march at a rate of 120 steps per minute.double step, therefore, is a light march, accompanied by a music with binary compass.

The double step, in short, was born as military march .At the end of the 18th century , its music was already performed by the military bands for the parades .

Like dance , the double step arose in the Spanish territory.That is the name of the dance that leads the dancers to move to the compass indicated above.

The double step is danced in couple , with one member in front of the other and the bodies glued and a certain movement to the left.The dancers take a step by time, keeping the bodies located in parallel and with a hand attached to that of his partner.

A very famous double step is "Sighs of Spain" , whose composition was made by Antonio Alvarez Alonso in 1902 .Thirty-six years later, Juan Antonio Alvarez Cantos (nephew of the music composer) added lyrics and the song was performed by Estrellita Castro in a homonymous movie ( "Sighs of Spain" ).

"The Entrance" is another known double step.Its composer was Quintin Esquembre and the work , dedicated to the Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos de Villena , premieres in 1925 .