Meaning | A show involving artistic dancing. |
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Synonym | choreography |
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Narrower | apache dance | A violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld) |
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ballet, concert dance | A theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
belly dance, belly dancing, danse du ventre | A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen |
bolero | A Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets |
cakewalk | A strutting dance based on a march |
cancan | A high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line |
modern dance | A style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet |
nude dancing | erotic dancing with little or no clothing |
Broader | dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
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show | A social event involving a public performance or entertainment |
Spanish | coreografía |
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Catalan | coreografia |
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