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break dancing |
a style of dancing involving acrobatic movements, such as spinning headstands, pantomime, and jerky, robotlike movements. |
divertissement |
a brief ballet, pantomime, or the like performed between scenes of a play or opera; entr'acte. [1/2 definitions] |
dumb |
done without or unaccompanied by speaking, as in a pantomime. [1/4 definitions] |
dumb show |
a part of a play performed without speech; pantomime. [1/2 definitions] |
hula |
a Polynesian dance characterized by rotating hip movements and an expressive pantomime with the arms. |
mime |
the art or practice of telling a story or acting out a dramatic or comical scene by means of hand and body movements rather than speaking; pantomime. [1/2 definitions] |
mummer |
one who acts in a pantomime on stage. [1/2 definitions] |
pantomime |
a type of play in which stories are by told by gestures and facial expressions. Talking is not allowed in pantomime. [2/3 definitions] |
Pierrot |
a comic male character in old French pantomime who wears loose white pantaloons, a short jacket with large buttons, and whiteface. |
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