dancy
Americanadjective
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That the songs are good to begin with — chunky, hooky, belty, dancy — is neither here nor there; they generally are, in shows like this, or there would be no audience to pander to.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
In turn, Nolan played Göransson’s music for Washington — particularly demos with “the more high-energy 808s that come in, and like the fast, high, dancy tempos,” Göransson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2021
As you watch, however, it grows less dancy and less organic; its efforts to open up the story in various directions feel unrelated to one another.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2018
And then there are the subterranean and dancy grooves of “Trash People,” in which Creevy invites listeners into her head-space and swears she’s not kidding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2017
I know them by heart—only they're all gay and lively, and twinkly-toe dancy.
From Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
For one, the amateurs make the pros look affected, and their dancier bits look superfluous.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Not content to reproduce numbers from her album and fan-favorites from her back catalogue, Charli tweaked tracks to make dance songs even dancier and freak-outs even freakier.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2022
One single, “Want Want,” showcases an edgier, dancier side, while “That’s Where I Am” is a bolder, confident Rogers turning in something almost anthemic.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Later, the night was scheduled to get dancier and more dramatic, with LCD Soundsystem book-ending its Coachella reunion; Grace Jones performing a rare full-regalia festival date, and Anohni playing her Eco-apocalypse electronic album "Hoplessness."
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2016
That epiphany not only inspired the dancier direction of the last Caribou album Swim, it also drove Snaith to create a new club-oriented alias called Daphni.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2012
ODESZA’s fourth, and danciest, album “The Last Goodbye” was largely conceived during the pandemic when busting communal moves was still a no-no.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2022
The danciest piece on the program, this has a generous energy and charm that win it the loudest applause.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2011
The brand-new piece, “Festival Dance,” to a piano trio by Hummel, is the danciest one of the evening, building up images of social dancing to reach a completely winning finale.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2011
The Stables, Sun Kele, On tour Once the danciest man in indie, Kele Okereke has lately made a nuanced musical departure and become the indiest man in dance.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2010
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