interpretive dance
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- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈprɪtɪv dæns/
- US
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danza interpretativa
- The gala premiere showcased an amazing interpretive dance that told the story of love and loss.
I will however answer this question involving the stack and how things resolve using interpretive dance.
- I will however answer this question involving the stack and how things resolve using interpretive dance.
Examples
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Panes and Mac do an interpretive dance symbolizing the marriage.
Fiction book (2001) -
You've got mad analytic skills to break it down the way you did, and I thought your interpretive dance of my father was excellent ...
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And honor the day through interpretive dance
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How do you feel about interpretive dance?
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My talent will be an interpretive dance while I sing, "Through the Eyes of Love."
Fiction book (1999) -
We're gonna study other types of movement, from swing dance, to interpretive dance...
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And now for an interpretive dance by Bobby Jenkins.
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Someone had even talked the colony's governors into letting her try an interpretive dance.
Fiction book (2002) -
Interpretive dance show.
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Directed by Aaron Posner, this production is a flurry of interpretive dance and movement mingled with the brilliant audio creations of Helen Hayes Award-winning composer Tom Teasley.
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Synonyms
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A stage performance with free, expressive body movements
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A dance that uses body movements to show feelings or tell a story
A style of dance that uses movements to show feelings or tell a story
A style of modern dance that uses movements to show feelings or tell a story
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally built: 'interpretive' (pertaining to interpretation) modifies 'dance' to denote a dance that expresses or interprets emotions or a story. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Interpretive dance comes from the idea of using movement to show 'feelings' or tell a 'story', since interpretive is about showing meaning and dance is movement. That's why it means a type of dance where the dancer uses movement to show feelings or tell a story.