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

"It was a new kind of shadow dance."

From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)

She watched his shadow dance across the flagging, and as it slipped over the threshold she thought dully that now the sapphire was gone every one was going from her.

From The Coast of Chance by Underwood, Clarence F.

Why did that great iron hook stand out so plainly? why did that dark shadow dance and quiver so mockingly behind it?—why—

From Black Spirits and White A Book of Ghost Stories by Cram, Ralph Adams