chorus girl
Broadway backup dancer
A chorus girl is a young woman who performs as part of a group in musical theater, revues, or cabaret shows—singing and dancing in the background rather than taking a principal role.
The term evokes the Broadway and vaudeville era, when lines of identically costumed dancers were a theatrical staple: She started as a chorus girl before landing her first speaking part.
Trial performance for selection
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- dance numberChoreographed theatrical performance segment
musical · revue · cabaret · vaudeville · burlesque · follies · variety show · nightclub
Small reflective fabric ornaments
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- headdressOrnamental head covering
- fishnetsMesh for catching seafood
- rhinestonesImitation diamond crystals
costume · glitz · spotlight · showgirl · starlet · allure · elegance · leggy
Manhattan entertainment complex
- musical theaterStaged entertainment combining song
- playbillTheater performance listing
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- backstageTheater's hidden area
dressing room · stage door · gypsy · hoofer · triple threat · proscenium · orchestra pit · matinee
audition
Trial performance for selection
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
dance number · musical · revue · cabaret · vaudeville · burlesque · follies · variety show · nightclub · stage
sequins
Small reflective fabric ornaments
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- headdressOrnamental head covering
- fishnetsMesh for catching seafood
rhinestones · costume · glitz · spotlight · showgirl · starlet · allure · elegance · leggy · bombshell
Radio City
Manhattan entertainment complex
- musical theaterStaged entertainment combining song
- playbillTheater performance listing
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
backstage · dressing room · stage door · gypsy · hoofer · triple threat · proscenium · orchestra pit · matinee
troupe
Traveling group of performers
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- kicklineSynchronized dancing row
lineup · backup · formation · synchronization · unison · teamwork · collaboration · cohesion · group · collective
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- Dancersdancer, ballet dancer, tap dancer, modern dancer, contemporary dancer
- theater peopleactors, actor, directors, actresses, actress
- nightclub performersDJ, dancer, singer, go-go dancer, club DJ
- stage dancersshowgirl, cabaret dancer, trouper
- opera rolessoprano, tenor, baritone, bass, mezzo-soprano