shadow dance

American  

noun

1. a dance in which shadows of the dancers are cast on a screen.

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Etymology

Origin of shadow dance

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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shadow dance

My lovers, Serena and Tom, shadow dance and deceive, even as they fall in love.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013

Among the waifs and strays have been glimpses of real talent, with shadow dance troupe Attraction making the judges gasp with amusement.

From The Guardian ● May 27, 2013

And it is a week off; and there is the bell still jangling its shadow dance out of Dinorah.

From Roundabout Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace

In the half darkness Polly danced a shadow dance and then flung her arms about her friend.

From The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill by Vandercook, Margaret

A "mask and shadow dance" is as important a function to girls of Sadie's and Rosie's class as a cotillion is to girls of your class.

From What eight million women want by Dorr, Rheta Childe