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dancer

[dan-ser, dahn-] / ˈdæn sər, ˈdɑn- /


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Rinko Kikuchi, the breakout star of ‘Babel,’ finds a new emotional register as a dancer picking up the pieces in a movie that flirts with seriousness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

According to a biography on his official website, his father was a mechanical engineer, and his mother had been a dancer before becoming a nurse during the war.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

"It's the same dancer with a different choreography," she says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Astaire considered himself a dancer first, but composers prized his singing—its flawless rhythm, clear diction and emotional restraint, a plain manner that let melody and lyrics speak for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The kids would spend weeks choreographing the event and making up songs, and I would attend the rehearsals, dreaming of a day when I could be a dancer in the procession.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

The dancers were married for 20 years, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ruprecht compares the behavior to a row of dancers standing with their arms linked.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

In late July, North Korean dancers performed at a meat-processing facility near a military air base in the Moscow region, in a concert commemorating the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But college football fans chant during games, which feature marching bands and spirit squads - made up of cheerleaders, dancers and mascots.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The three of us sat on the wooden bench and, while watching the dancers, spoke about Margie’s family.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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