dancing girls

Rhythmic female performers

Dancing girls are female performers who dance for entertainment, often in venues like nightclubs, cabarets, or private gatherings.

The term carries old-fashioned or exotic connotations, evoking images of belly dancers, showgirls, or courtesans in historical settings: The sultan's palace was filled with dancing girls.

In modern usage, the phrase often implies sexualized entertainment and can sound dismissive or objectifying.

Related
  • kathakNorth Indian classical dance
  • balletClassical dance on pointe
  • gracefulnessSmoothness of movement
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  • jazzImprovisational American music genre

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Categories
Opposites
activity/motion

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Timid party attendees

age/maturity

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Aged female persons

performer role

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Gathered viewers collectively

spectators · onlookers · viewers · patrons · watchers

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG