Dancer
noun
A person who dances or whose profession is dancing.
She is a professional dancer in a renowned ballet company.
Often appears as...
- professional dancer
- ballet dancer
noun
A person who enjoys dancing and often participates in social dancing events.
He's not a professional, but he's a keen dancer and loves to dance at parties.
Often appears as...
- keen dancer
- amateur dancer
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Colloquial
noun
A species or type of animal noted for its frequent or characteristic movements.
The dancer is a species of fish known for its elegant swimming patterns.
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Technical
noun
A person who dances or whose profession is dancing.
She is a professional dancer in a renowned ballet company.
Often appears as...
- professional dancer
- ballet dancer
noun
A person who enjoys dancing and often participates in social dancing events.
He's not a professional, but he's a keen dancer and loves to dance at parties.
Often appears as...
- keen dancer
- amateur dancer
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A species or type of animal noted for its frequent or characteristic movements.
The dancer is a species of fish known for its elegant swimming patterns.
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Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Profession Link
Emphasizes career dancers who've had extensive training, often perform on stages.
She became a dancer after ten years of rigorous ballet training.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Impact
In some cultures, dancers are also storytellers who use movement to convey tales.
The lead dancer narrated the village's history through a series of dances.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Genres
Dancers can specialize in different genres like ballet, hip-hop, or contemporary.
Although a proficient hip-hop dancer, he's now exploring contemporary dance.
Pro Tip 1/3Profession Link
Emphasizes career dancers who've had extensive training, often perform on stages.
She became a dancer after ten years of rigorous ballet training.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Impact
In some cultures, dancers are also storytellers who use movement to convey tales.
The lead dancer narrated the village's history through a series of dances.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Genres
Dancers can specialize in different genres like ballet, hip-hop, or contemporary.
Although a proficient hip-hop dancer, he's now exploring contemporary dance.
Pro Tip 1/3Profession Link
Emphasizes career dancers who've had extensive training, often perform on stages.
She became a dancer after ten years of rigorous ballet training.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Impact
In some cultures, dancers are also storytellers who use movement to convey tales.
The lead dancer narrated the village's history through a series of dances.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Genres
Dancers can specialize in different genres like ballet, hip-hop, or contemporary.
Although a proficient hip-hop dancer, he's now exploring contemporary dance.
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A choreographer's...
the body if I then said to you what happens if that whole wall on the side of the collapses and you have to use your weights to put it back up what would you be able to do with it so this is a mental picture I'm describing a mental vivid picture that enables dancers to make choices for themselves about what to make okay you
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What’s the point(e) of...
While classical ballet gestures often respond to musical elements, the degree to which the dancers and orchestra align is another choreographic tool. Some characters and scenes move in sync to create rhythmic clarity, while others deliberately diverge from the orchestra. Dancers and musicians maintain this delicate balance
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Why don't oil and water...
and they're way bigger than water molecules. So, when an oil molecule gets pulled in, their size is really disruptive to the dance and the random exchange of partners that the waters engage in, a very important part of the dance. In addition, they are not great dancers. The water molecules try to engage
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The physics of the...
As she turns, friction between her pointe shoe and the floor, and somewhat between her body and the air, reduces her momentum. So how does she keep turning? Between each turn, the dancer pauses for a split second and faces the audience. Her supporting foot flattens,
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Rick Guidotti: From...
Ceara. All she ever wanted to do was be a dancer. She was told that because of her visual impairment, she'll never dance. She'll never be able to follow the choreography or the dance steps. She's like, they said, find another love, another passion. She's like, no.
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How did Polynesian...
Canoe building involved the whole community, bringing together the navigators, canoe builders, priests, chanters, and hula dancers. Navigators were keen observers of the natural world. They were abundantly familiar with trade wind-generated ocean swells,
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Belly Dancers PIPE National...
came here because the art is very special I feel a big responsibility to get the dancers right because there are no Egyptians that I'm a foreigner carrying on this tradition some people believe belly dancing dates back to the
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The impact of Simón...
dancer a spirited conversationalist a cultivated man of the world who read widely and spoke many languages his letters and speeches although they were written on the battlefield and on the fly represents some of the greatest
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John Bohannon: Dance vs....
or bail out an investment bank. It's sure to help. Of course someday, in the deep future, a technology of persuasion even more powerful than PowerPoint may be invented, rendering dancers unnecessary as tools of rhetoric.
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
soon a dancer wearing a headdress of hornbill feathers emerged from beneath the longhouse and began to prance and posture
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A choreographer's...
the body if I then said to you what happens if that whole wall on the side of the collapses and you have to use your weights to put it back up what would you be able to do with it so this is a mental picture I'm describing a mental vivid picture that enables dancers to make choices for themselves about what to make okay you
Video examples
What’s the point(e) of...
While classical ballet gestures often respond to musical elements, the degree to which the dancers and orchestra align is another choreographic tool. Some characters and scenes move in sync to create rhythmic clarity, while others deliberately diverge from the orchestra. Dancers and musicians maintain this delicate balance
Video examples
Why don't oil and water...
and they're way bigger than water molecules. So, when an oil molecule gets pulled in, their size is really disruptive to the dance and the random exchange of partners that the waters engage in, a very important part of the dance. In addition, they are not great dancers. The water molecules try to engage
Video examples
The physics of the...
As she turns, friction between her pointe shoe and the floor, and somewhat between her body and the air, reduces her momentum. So how does she keep turning? Between each turn, the dancer pauses for a split second and faces the audience. Her supporting foot flattens,
Video examples
Rick Guidotti: From...
Ceara. All she ever wanted to do was be a dancer. She was told that because of her visual impairment, she'll never dance. She'll never be able to follow the choreography or the dance steps. She's like, they said, find another love, another passion. She's like, no.
Video examples
How did Polynesian...
Canoe building involved the whole community, bringing together the navigators, canoe builders, priests, chanters, and hula dancers. Navigators were keen observers of the natural world. They were abundantly familiar with trade wind-generated ocean swells,
Video examples
Belly Dancers PIPE National...
came here because the art is very special I feel a big responsibility to get the dancers right because there are no Egyptians that I'm a foreigner carrying on this tradition some people believe belly dancing dates back to the
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
dancer a spirited conversationalist a cultivated man of the world who read widely and spoke many languages his letters and speeches although they were written on the battlefield and on the fly represents some of the greatest
Video examples
John Bohannon: Dance vs....
or bail out an investment bank. It's sure to help. Of course someday, in the deep future, a technology of persuasion even more powerful than PowerPoint may be invented, rendering dancers unnecessary as tools of rhetoric.
Video examples
Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
soon a dancer wearing a headdress of hornbill feathers emerged from beneath the longhouse and began to prance and posture
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I just knew that was what I wanted to do. I was going to perform as a singer; I was going to perform as a dancer, and I was, you know, going to do movies and be an actress. I was going to do it or die trying. That's what my life was.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.
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Martha Graham
American Dancer
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
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Aishwarya Rajesh
Indian Actress
I've always wanted to be a good dancer. It used to be my passion.
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Lana
American Wrestler
I have been a professional dancer and athlete my entire life.
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Mayte Garcia
American Dancer
I'd always been a very focused dancer and very protected.
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Phyllis Smith
American Actress
The discipline as a dancer carried over into my life.
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Josh Groban
American Musician
I'm the world's worst dancer. I have dancephobia.
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Ricky Whittle
British Actor
I really have a new-found respect for dancers.
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Nigel Lythgoe
English Director
Dancing is my passion. I started as a dancer.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I just knew that was what I wanted to do. I was going to perform as a singer; I was going to perform as a dancer, and I was, you know, going to do movies and be an actress. I was going to do it or die trying. That's what my life was.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
I never studied dance, but if you look at 'Wild At Heart,' my mother saw that movie and said, 'You are a dancer. Look at how you're moving: all that strange energy is like modern dance.
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Martha Graham
American Dancer
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
Quote examples
Aishwarya Rajesh
Indian Actress
I've always wanted to be a good dancer. It used to be my passion.
Quote examples
Lana
American Wrestler
I have been a professional dancer and athlete my entire life.
Quote examples
Mayte Garcia
American Dancer
I'd always been a very focused dancer and very protected.
Quote examples
Phyllis Smith
American Actress
The discipline as a dancer carried over into my life.
Quote examples
Josh Groban
American Musician
I'm the world's worst dancer. I have dancephobia.
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Ricky Whittle
British Actor
I really have a new-found respect for dancers.
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Nigel Lythgoe
English Director
Dancing is my passion. I started as a dancer.
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