stage dancing

Definitions of stage dancing

1. noun

   a show involving artistic dancing
   synonyms: choreography

   types:

   ballet, concert dance

   a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

   modern dance

   a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings

   apache dance

   a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)

   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; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake

   cancan

   a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line

   nude dancing

   erotic dancing with little or no clothing

   classical ballet

   a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements

   modern ballet

   a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements

   comedy ballet

   a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy

   fan dance

   a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness

   strip, strip show, striptease

   a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

   bubble dance

   a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans

   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

   type of:

   dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore

   taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

   show

   a social event involving a public performance or entertainment