carnival dancers
Festive costumed performers
Carnival dancers are performers in carnival celebrations, particularly the elaborate parades of Brazilian Carnaval and Caribbean carnival traditions like Trinidad's.
They typically wear ornate, feathered costumes and perform energetic choreographed or freestyle dancing to samba, soca, or calypso music.
The term evokes sequined bikinis, towering headdresses, and rhythmic hip movements: The carnival dancers shimmered down the parade route.
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- samba schoolBrazilian carnival performance group
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- feather boasDecorative plumage accessories
- sequinsSmall reflective fabric ornaments
body glitter · costumes · parade · Rio · masks · headdress · glitter · rhythm · floats · beads · twirling · drums · Mardi Gras · revelry · procession · shimmer · hips · sparkle
- parade participantsmarching band, floats, drum majors, majorettes, baton twirlers
- HaitiansPapa Doc, Baby Doc
- dance groupsballet company, corps de ballet, ballet corps, jazz ensemble, hip hop crew