dancerly
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Foster has sometimes been compared to Mary Tyler Moore for her pixieish charm and dancerly elegance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Why shouldn’t the men be more dancerly in their presentations?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
This performance combines imitation and evocation; Dirty’s every gesture—every swigged drink and slinky entrance—is dancerly, in a series that plays like a great piece of work about the quest to achieve freedom of movement.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 1, 2019
Young women brandishing microphones rushed towards us for quotes, as the 53-year-old Li posed with dancerly elegance: small frame, wide smile and a hint of flamenco panache.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2017
The other side of dancerly vanity is getting carried away in dance.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2012
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