professional dancer
English Thesaurus
1. a performer who dances professionally (noun.person)
hypernym | : | performer, performing artist, |
definition | : | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | ballet dancer, |
definition | : | a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | ballet master, |
definition | : | a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | ballet mistress, |
definition | : | a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | hoofer, stepper, |
definition | : | a professional dancer (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | kachina, |
definition | : | a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | nautch girl, |
definition | : | a professional dancing girl in India (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | tap dancer, tapper, |
definition | : | a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | taxi dancer, |
definition | : | a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | alicia alonso, alonso, |
definition | : | Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | astaire, fred astaire, |
definition | : | United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | balanchine, george balanchine, |
definition | : | United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | baryshnikov, mikhail baryshnikov, |
definition | : | Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | duncan, isadora duncan, |
definition | : | United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | dame margot fonteyn, fonteyn, |
definition | : | English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | graham, martha graham, |
definition | : | United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | jamison, judith jamison, |
definition | : | United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | arthur mitchell, mitchell, |
definition | : | United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | nureyev, rudolf nureyev, |
definition | : | Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | salome, |
definition | : | woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | shawn, ted shawn, |
definition | : | United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | moira shearer, shearer, |
definition | : | Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | maria tallchief, tallchief, |
definition | : | United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | tharp, twyla tharp, |
definition | : | innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | antony tudor, tudor, |
definition | : | United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | gaetan vestris, vestris, |
definition | : | Italian 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) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | dance, |
definition | : | move in a graceful and rhythmical way (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | dance, |
definition | : | move in a graceful and rhythmical way (verb.motion) |
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