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dancercise orig. U.S.|ˈdɑːnsəsaɪz, -æ-|
Also dancercize.
[Blend of dance n. and exercise n.]
Dancing performed as an exercise; organized physical exercise which incorporates the rhythms of (modern) dance. Also as v. intr.
Formerly a proprietary term in the U.S.
1967D. Drake (title) Dancercize. Ibid. i. 15 Dancercize not only remolds your body, but gives you grace, poise and beauty. 1971Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 8 June 95 Debbie Drake, New York, N.Y... Dancercize... Instructions in dancing and physical conditioning. 1973Seventeen Apr. 118/1 Exercise, dance, yoga..you can combine it all with Dancercise. Jon Devlin, who started the Dancercise Clubs in New York, says, ‘My way of dancing and exercising is to use the body's natural motions.’ 1982Maclean's Mag. 1 Feb. 61 Witnessing a performance of Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal is much like watching a ‘dancercise’ class work itself into a quasi-religious lather of shimmying, shaking, jiving, and high-kicking. 1983Sunday Tel. 18 Dec. 17/3 (heading) Come dancercising. Ibid. 17/4 While ‘Dancercise’ was a London-based phenomenon in its youth, classes are spreading all over England. |