dance number
Staged movement piece
A dance number is a self-contained dance sequence within a larger performance—a musical, variety show, concert, or film.
The term number comes from theatrical tradition, where songs and dances were numbered in programs: The show's big dance number comes at the end of Act One.
A dance number typically has its own choreography, music, and sometimes costumes distinct from the surrounding material.
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- performanceCarrying out a task
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- big finishImpressive concluding moment
ensemble · kick line · finale · opening act · musical · show tune · Broadway · spotlight · stage · stage left · rehearsal · kicks · jazz hands · pirouette · chorus · sequins · costume change · curtain
- Stage Danceballet, choreography, pas de deux, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker
- variety showsSaturday Night Live, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, Laugh-In, The Muppet Show
- Bollywoodmasala, dream sequence, melodrama, hero, villain
- Bollywood MusicBollywood, Bollywood songs, Bollywood soundtracks, playback singing, playback
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- film songsduet, solo, love duet, romantic duet, title track
dance numberfree dance
Unchoreographed bodily expression
improvisation · social dancing · jam session · free expression
dance numbermonologue
Uninterrupted solo address
soliloquy · dialogue scene · tableau · vocal solo · recitation
dance numberstanding still
Absence of motion
stillness · immobility · motionlessness · tableau · inactivity
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