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

I know that Love, at last, with smiling eyes, Will pause beside my half-swung cottage door, And I will lift my gaze, without surprise, To see his shadow dance across the floor.

From Cross Roads by Sangster, Margaret E. (Margaret Elizabeth)

Once, too, clear in the moonlight, the Grey Death reared up from bloated folds and stood swaying rhythmically in a horrible shadow dance before them.

From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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