dance numbers
Showstopping musical sequences
Dance numbers are choreographed performance sequences in musicals, films, or stage shows, typically combining music, movement, and often singing: The movie featured elaborate dance numbers with dozens of performers.
The term emphasizes these as distinct, self-contained segments within a larger production—set pieces designed to showcase spectacle or advance the story through movement rather than dialogue.
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- routinesEstablished sequences of actions
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- showstoppersSpectacles that astound audiences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
musical · show tune · Broadway · kicks · kick line · pirouettes · jazz hands · chorus · spotlight · stage · dress rehearsal · rehearsal · tap · jazz · ballet · finale · grand finale · opening
- variety showsSaturday Night Live, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, Laugh-In, The Muppet Show
- musical theateract, musical theater, scene, cast recordings, Evita
- Bollywoodmasala, dream sequence, melodrama, hero, villain
- Bollywood MusicBollywood, Bollywood songs, Bollywood soundtracks, playback singing, playback
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters