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dance drama

American  

noun

  1. drama performed through dance movements, frequently with dialogue.


Etymology

Origin of dance drama

First recorded in 1920–25


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Lovato began a demanding regimen of dance, drama and music classes; she also competed on the child beauty pageant circuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022

She won two Olivier Awards during her career, as well as a Golden Rose of Montreux Award for her work on TV's Muppet Show, and a Bafta for the BBC dance drama A Simple Man.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2018

The academy, which was founded in 1861 and calls itself America’s oldest continuously operating performing arts center, gained a reputation as the place to find new and provocative work, be it dance, drama or music.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2017

Fathom Events presents “Dirty Dancing,” the 1987 dance drama with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, at several theaters at 2 and 7 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2017

The more intriguing aspect of children’s play is that it naturally incorporates the integration and multimodality that we attempt to instill during education such as dance, drama, and music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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