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dancerly

American  
[dan-ser-lee, dahn-] / ˈdæn sər li, ˈdɑn- /

adjective

  1. characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.


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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

But energy, line and expression — prime dancerly virtues — all pour forth from him.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2016

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