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dancer

Noun

A performer who dances professionally (synset 110009040)
is a type of: performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
subtypes:
- ballet dancer - a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company
- ballet master - a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company
- ballet mistress - a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company
- belly dancer, exotic belly dancer, exotic dancer - a woman who performs a solo belly dance
- chorine, chorus girl, showgirl - a woman who dances in a chorus line
- dance master, dancing-master - a professional teacher of dancing
- hoofer, stepper - a professional dancer
- kachina - a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
- nautch girl - a professional dancing girl in India
- tap dancer, tapper - a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes
- taxi dancer - a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance
specific instances:
- alicia alonso, alonso - Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
- astaire, fred astaire - United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
- balanchine, george balanchine - United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
- baryshnikov, mikhail baryshnikov - Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)
- cunningham, merce cunningham - United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
- agnes de mille, agnes george de mille, de mille - United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993)
- duncan, isadora duncan - United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
- dame margot fonteyn, fonteyn - English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)
- graham, martha graham - United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)
- jamison, judith jamison - United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
- karsavina, tamara karsavina - Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978)
- eugene curran kelly, gene kelly, kelly - United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)
- dame alicia markova, lilian alicia marks, markova - English ballet dancer (born in 1910)
- leonid fyodorovich myasin, leonide fedorovitch massine, massine - French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979)
- arthur mitchell, mitchell - United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)
- lola montez, marie dolores eliza rosanna gilbert, montez - Irish dancer (1818-1861)
- nijinsky, vaslav nijinsky, waslaw nijinsky - Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)
- nureyev, rudolf nureyev - Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)
- anna pavlova, pavlova - Russian ballerina (1882-1931)
- ginger rogers, rogers, virginia katherine mcmath, virginia mcmath - United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
- salome - woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
- shawn, ted shawn - United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)
- moira shearer, shearer - Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)
- ruth saint denis, ruth st. denis, saint denis, st. denis - United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968)
- maria tallchief, tallchief - United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925)
- tharp, twyla tharp - innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)
- antony tudor, tudor - United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)
- galina sergeevna ulanova, galina ulanova, ulanova - Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)
- gaetan vestris, vestris - Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
same as: professional dancer, terpsichorean
A person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) (synset 110009953)
is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
subtypes:
- clog dancer - someone who does clog dancing
- dancing partner - one of a pair of people who dance together
- folk dancer - someone who does folk dances
- raver - a participant in a rave dancing party
- waltzer - a dancer who waltzes
same as: social dancer

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