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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

Example Sentences

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He has also brought in more subjects including dance, drama and music.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

Hough was a creative arts pastor at Crossroads, which incorporated dance, drama, painting and original videos into its worship.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022

“Pierrot,” staged as a dance drama by choreographer Danielle Agami for her company Ate9, was otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2021

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

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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