The Pasodoble is a lively Spanish style of dance with duple meter, march-like music. The traditional couple's dance is modeled after the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish bullfight, with the man as the matador directing his dance partner as the cape.

The music was introduced in bullfights during the 19th century. It is played during the bullfighter’s entrance to the ring (paseo) and during the passes (faena) just before the kill.

Is the beast enemy or friend? Is the Matador hero or villain? The flowers are a hint. Appropriated from Banksy’s image Rage.

The idea that one man’s hero is another man’s villain is a provocative one, reminding me of To Kill a Mockingbird, when Atticus Finch (the epitome of goodness, justice, and rightness) teaches his young daughter, Scout, that, “It’s not okay to hate anyone,” in response to her trying to understand reactions to Hitler. Author Harper Lee was threading a needle no less problematic than taming a wild bull with a bouquet of flowers.