stately dance
1dance, Western — Introduction history of Western dance from ancient times to the present and including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance. The peoples of the West of Europe and of the countries founded through… …
2Dance costume — The purpose of a dance costume is to enhance the dancer’s body and the concept of the choreographer (Dance Catalog 219). “Costumes are clothes and they are art. They make the invisible ideas visible” (Nadel 241). Dance costume has evolved… …
3dance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion to music Nouns 1. dance, dancing; ball, formal, tea dance, thé dansant, cotillion, promenade, dinner dance; masquerade, masked ball, bal masqué, fancy dress ball. Informal, drag, hop, prom, mixer …
4Dance costumes — The purpose of a dance costume is to enhance the dancer’s body and the concept of the choreographer (Dance Catalog 219). “Costumes are clothes and they are art. They make the invisible ideas visible” (Nadel 241). Dance costume has evolved… …
5dance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 series of steps/movements to music ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ fast, lively ▪ slow, stately ▪ first …
6stately — adj. Stately is used with these nouns: ↑dance, ↑home, ↑mansion, ↑procession, ↑progress, ↑walk …
7death, dance of — ▪ art motif also called danse macabre medieval allegorical concept of the all conquering and equalizing power of death, expressed in the drama, poetry, music, and visual arts of western Europe mainly in the late Middle Ages. Strictly speaking …
8court dance — noun : a grave and stately dance suitable for court functions distinguished from folk dance * * * a dignified dance for performance at a court. Cf. folk dance (def. 1). * * * court dance, 1. a formal and elaborate dance, as those performed at… …
9African dance — Introduction performing art deeply woven into the social fabric of Africa and generally involving aspects of music and theatre as well as rhythmic bodily movement. See also African music and mask. The cultural position of dance In African… …
10Strathspey (dance) — A strathspey is a type of dance tune in 4/4 time. It is similar to a hornpipe but slower and more stately, and contains many dot cut snaps . A so called Scotch snap is a short note before a dotted note, which in traditional playing is generally… …
