dancing figure

Twirling human form

A dancing figure is a decorative representation of a person or creature in a dance pose—a statuette, ornament, or illustration depicting movement and gesture.

The term also describes any figure that actually dances, as on a music box or mechanical clock: The dancing figures on the carousel spun as the music played.

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toe shoes · movement · fluid motion · grace · pose · body language · spin · leap · statue · choreography · sway · motion · rhythm · gesture · arabesque · waltz · puppet · marionette

Opposites
movement state

dancing figurestanding figure

Vertical human representation

reclining figure · death mask

posture/stance

dancing figureformal portrait

Posed artistic depiction

standing at attention

emotional expression

dancing figuredeath mask

Mold of deceased's face

pietà

Family

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