La Cinquantaine

La Cinquantaine is Pory's arrangement of "Golden Wedding" (La Cinquantaine) by French composer Gabriel-Marie, pushed to a brisk 164 BPM, roughly two-and-a-half times faster than the original, which can feel jarring to anyone who knows the gentle classical tune. It was pre-released on Pump It Up M on June 18, 2020, then added to Pump It Up XX on June 25 with the 2.03.0 update. Its subtitle, "Part of the Memories #2," frames it as a sequel to the acclaimed Canon-D BGA produced for the PIU 20th anniversary, though this time BanYa had no hand in the composition.

The BGA drew heavy criticism from the fandom. As a Canon-D sequel, it brings back the heroine Clotho and the eyeball robot that sacrificed itself for her, but to match the "golden wedding" theme it depicts an aged Clotho, alongside artwork and a story many felt were a step down from the original. A forced crossover into the world of another of the artist's works, public remarks by Jehezukiel, and the sheer fact of reworking such a cherished BGA all fueled the backlash. Andamiro and the artist agreed to remake the animation without deadline pressure, and a later BGA managed to redeem the song.

In PHOENIX the song carries Single S5, S9, S16, S19, S22 and Double D13, D17, D20, D24. The S19 demands fast crossovers and wide-angle twists that snap back to center, where feet easily tangle. The S22 and its D24 counterpart lean heavily on drag and smudge technique; both were cut at the PHOENIX launch and reinstated in version 2.12.0 with notable nerfs, including double-step runs converted to single notes and eased twists.