| 单词 | dancer |
| 释义 | dancer (once / 491 pages) n A dancer is someone who dances for fun, as a hobby, or for a job. The dancers at a rock concert often look like they're enjoying the music most of all. You can be a dancer at your cousin's wedding reception, or a dancer in a professional ballet corps. Though the second example requires a much more serious commitment than the first, they both require you to move your body rhythmically, usually accompanied by music. In Old French, dancer means "to dance," and its origin is somewhat uncertain. One theory connects the word to the Old Frisian dintje, which means "tremble or quiver." WORD FAMILYdancer: dancers+/dance: danceable, danced, dancer, dances, dancing/dancing: dancings USAGE EXAMPLESMendoza brought in an Apache crown dancer to purify the gym, and kept talking with that teenager. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) “Let the audience sing,” she urged, and she cued one of her dancers to grab her in a lift. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But then the singer, surrounded by dancers and a sea of humanity, appeared flustered and complained of technical difficulties. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) Syn|Hypo|Hyper social dancer clog dancer someone who does clog dancing dancing partnerone of a pair of people who dance together folk dancersomeone who does folk dances ravera participant in a rave dancing party waltzera dancer who waltzes morris dancersomeone who does a morris dance reelera dancer of reels square dancersomeone who does square dancing individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2n a performer who dances professionally Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper professional dancer, terpsichorean Alicia Alonso Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) Fred AstaireUnited States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) George BalanchineUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) Mikhail BaryshnikovRussian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) Merce CunninghamUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) Agnes George de MilleUnited States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) Isadora DuncanUnited States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927) Dame Margot FonteynEnglish dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) Martha GrahamUnited States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) Judith JamisonUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) Tamara KarsavinaRussian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) Eugene Curran KellyUnited States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) Dame Alicia MarkovaEnglish ballet dancer (born in 1910) Leonide Fedorovitch MassineFrench choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) Arthur MitchellUnited States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934) Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna GilbertIrish dancer (1818-1861) Vaslav NijinskyRussian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950) Rudolf NureyevRussian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) Anna PavlovaRussian ballerina (1882-1931) Virginia Katherine McMathUnited States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995) Salomewoman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist Ted ShawnUnited States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) Moira ShearerScottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) Ruth Saint DenisUnited States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) Maria TallchiefUnited States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925) Twyla Tharpinnovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941) Antony TudorUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987) Galina Sergeevna UlanovaRussian ballet dancer (1910-1998) Gaetan VestrisItalian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808) Andre EglevskyUnited States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977) ballet dancer a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company ballet mastera man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company ballet mistressa woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company belly dancer, exotic belly dancer, exotic dancera woman who performs a solo belly dance chorine, chorus girl, showgirla woman who dances in a chorus line dance master, dancing-mastera professional teacher of dancing hoofer, steppera professional dancer kachinaa masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit nautch girla professional dancing girl in India tap dancer, tappera dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes taxi dancera woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance ballerina, danseusea female ballet dancer danseur, danseur noblea male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
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