dance drama
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dance drama
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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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
In Ramos’s sci-fi dance drama “El Pueblo de los Olvidados, Parte II,” Tony Tacón returns to his planet to find it colonized by foreigners who have exploited its resources and introduced an invasive species.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
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
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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