Where did the Paso Doble come from?

The Paso Doble is a ballroom dance reminiscent of a bullfight set in the heart of Spain. It is set to Spanish march music. It is the same style of music that is played when a bullfighter enters the ring to salute the audience before the fight, and again at then end of the fight, right before the kill. The meaning of the words paso doble is “double step” in Spanish.