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Definition of Interpretative dance
1. Noun. A form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story.
Generic synonyms: Modern Dance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Interpretative Dance
Literary usage of Interpretative dance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Playground Book by Harry Sperling (1916)
"interpretative dance. PLAYGROUND. The sun doth arise, And make happy the skies,
... interpretative dance. DAYBREAK. A wind came up out of the sea, And said, ..."
2. The Story of the 275th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of Southold by Ella Boldry Hallock (1915)
"Following the departure of the Indians, the Era of the White Man is ushered in
by an interpretative dance. Seven young ladies follow one another in ..."
3. In the Tracks of the Trades: The Account of a Fourteen Thousand Mile by Lewis Ransome Freeman (1920)
"... but, by and large through the islands, the siva-siva remains as it has ever
been, perhaps the most beautiful and perfect interpretative dance given to ..."
4. The Healthful Art of Dancing by Luther Halsey Gulick (1910)
"... the symbolic dance is more abstractly related, but still it concerns itself
more with ideas than with feelings; the interpretative dance is more purely ..."
5. The History of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs by Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, Stella L. Christian (1919)
"... Fort Worth, Accompanied by Innes' Band; interpretative dance, "On to
Victory" (Chalif), Misses Fay and Bird Hoffman, Waco, Accompanied by Innes' Band; ..."
6. Seattle, Washington: A Photographic Portrait by Roger L. Johnson, Photographer, Roger L Johnson, Francesca Yates, Duncan Yates (2006)
"... traditions of the Northwest Coast Indians, complete with a salmon bake in an
authentic, cedar longhouse and a spellbinding interpretative dance finale. ..."
7. Leo Ornstein, the Man by Frederick Herman Martens (1918)
"... composer the compliment of asking him to make an orchestral transcript of
them, so that he would be able to present them in the interpretative dance. ..."
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