hoofer
Slang for dancer
A hoofer is a professional dancer, especially one who performs tap or other percussive styles on stage.
The term emphasizes the physical, rhythmic footwork of the craft—hooves hitting the floor.
It's informal and slightly old-fashioned, evoking vaudeville and Broadway: She started as a hoofer in chorus lines before landing lead roles.
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- flapOne-sided attached cover
- wingLimb enabling flight
- buck-and-wingVigorous solo tap
- brushBristled cleaning tool
stomp · riff · pick-ups · scuffle · syncopation · improvisation · rhythm · vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- musicalSung theatrical production
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- chorus lineSynchronized stage dancers
spotlight · theater · backstage · costume · curtain call · audience · playbill · ensemble
One who moves rhythmically
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- trouperDependable theatrical veteran
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- chorus girlMusical theater ensemble dancer
chorine · triple threat · vaudevillian · headliner · starlet · understudy · lead · soloist
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- flapOne-sided attached cover
- wingLimb enabling flight
- buck-and-wingVigorous solo tap
brush · stomp · riff · pick-ups · scuffle · syncopation · improvisation · rhythm · vaudeville · minstrel
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- musicalSung theatrical production
- revueMusical variety entertainment
chorus line · spotlight · theater · backstage · costume · curtain call · audience · playbill · ensemble · showstopper
dancer
One who moves rhythmically
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- trouperDependable theatrical veteran
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
chorus girl · chorine · triple threat · vaudevillian · headliner · starlet · understudy · lead · soloist
footwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
balance · steps · pivot · glide · crossover · heel-toe · extension · flexibility · posture · alignment
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- Varietyspeakboffo, socko, whammo, pic, pix
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- variety actsacrobat, juggling, aerialist, magic, clown
- vintage slangbee's knees, cat's meow, copacetic, groovy, hep
hooferwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · benchwarmer · spectator · onlooker · bystander
hooferwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
couch potato · sitter · non-dancer · stiff · benchwarmer
- hoof itWalk somewhere, slangily
- hoofing itWalking instead of riding
- horse's hoofsEquine foot structures
- cloven hoofHoof split in two
- hoofed itTraveled by walking
- on the hoofAlive, awaiting slaughter
hoof, hoofs, hoofing, hoofed, cloven-hoofed, hoofbeat, hoofprint, hoofers, forehoof