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| arabesque |
a ballet position in which the dancer stands on one leg and extends the other backward with a straight knee, with the body slightly bent and the arms in extended positions. [1/4 definitions] |
| artiste |
an artist, esp. a public performer such as a singer, dancer, or actor. [1/2 definitions] |
| audition |
a trial performance by an actor, musician, or dancer. [1/5 definitions] |
| ballerina |
a woman who is a principal dancer in a ballet troupe. [2 definitions] |
| belly dance |
an eastern Mediterranean dance performed by women, in which the dancer makes sinuous rhythmic movements of the abdomen. |
| danseuse |
a female ballet dancer. |
| do-si-do |
to perform a do-si-do around (another dancer). [1/4 definitions] |
| exotic dancer |
a striptease dancer; stripper. |
| fouetté |
(French) in ballet, a move in which the dancer stands on point on one leg and kicks the other leg outward and back to the body, thereby spinning the entire body around. |
| geisha |
a Japanese woman who is trained as a dancer, musician, and conversationalist, and who is paid to entertain and provide companionship for men. |
| kachina |
among the Hopi Indians, any of various minor deities or ancestral spirits, or a doll, dancer, or dancer's mask representing such a spirit. |
| limbo2 |
a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards and passes under a horizontal pole that is lowered after each pass. |
| moonwalk |
a dance step in which the dancer appears to be moving forward but is in fact moving backward. [1/2 definitions] |
| nondancer |
combined form of dancer. |
| prima ballerina |
the principal female dancer in a ballet company. |
| relevé |
a ballet step in which the dancer rises to tiptoe on one or both legs. |
| tap1 |
a metal cleat fastened to the toe or heel of a shoe to protect against wear, or to enable a tap dancer to make sharp clicking noises. [1/7 definitions] |
| terpsichorean |
one who dances; dancer. [1/2 definitions] |
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