Terpsichorenoun
/tɜːpˈsɪk.ər.i//tɜ˞ːpˈsɪk.ər.i/in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), the muse (= one of the nine goddesses who gave encouragement in different areas of the arts) of dance:
She was cast as Terpsichore, the muse of dance.
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- The ballet, a dazzling portrayal of the young god's initiation by Terpsichore, the Muse of dance, is one of the icons of 20th-century neoclassicism.
- "For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, and the grace of Terpsichore," he commented.
- Inspired by the Greek Muse of dance, "Terpsichore's Dream" is a smoothly flowing series of dancelike vignettes.
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