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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

His body moves with dancerly charisma as his baton conjures extremities of orchestral sound; the music feels alive, and so do you.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2023

Why shouldn’t the men be more dancerly in their presentations?

From Washington Post Aug. 2, 2021

The music is Satie’s dreamy Gnossienne No 1, the mood is understated, the choreography modest but it’s enough to savour Legasa’s dancerly bearing and faraway gaze.

From The Guardian Nov. 6, 2020

His hands and feet are operated, in minutest detail, by a small, dancerly army in black suits, and his face moves via uncannily precise—and, I’ll admit, touching—animatronics.

From The New Yorker Nov. 12, 2018

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