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ballet, concert dance
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
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modern dance
a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
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apache dance
a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)
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belly dance, belly dancing, danse du ventre
a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
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bolero
a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
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cakewalk
a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
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cancan
a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
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nude dancing
erotic dancing with little or no clothing
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classical ballet
a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements
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modern ballet
a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements
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comedy ballet
a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy
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fan dance
a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness
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strip, strip show, striptease
a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
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bubble dance
a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans
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interpretative dance, interpretative dancing, interpretive dance, interpretive dancing
a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story
