Move breakdown
Intermediate
Pas de deux fundamentals — line and trust
By Misty Copeland · January 31, 2026
Written notes only — no embedded video player on this page. Pair with the audio loops to drill the step.
Partnered classical work explained in the language a hip-hop dancer can hear: where does your weight sit, and where does your partner's weight sit, and what's the count that ties them. Misty walks through three lifts at half-speed.
This is the bridge that a lot of dancers crossing from social dance into stage work look for and rarely find taught plainly.