showgirls
Cabaret chorus line
Showgirls are women who perform in stage productions, typically in elaborate costumes featuring feathers, sequins, and revealing attire.
The term evokes Las Vegas revues, Broadway chorus lines, and cabaret shows where visual spectacle matters as much as dancing ability.
The showgirls kicked in perfect unison.
The 1995 film *Showgirls* gave the word additional pop-culture resonance.
Small reflective fabric ornaments
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- headdressOrnamental head covering
- rhinestonesImitation diamond crystals
- pastiesAdhesive breast coverings
fishnets · bodysuit · corset · bustier · plumes · glitter · tassels · beading
Designing performance movement sequences
- cancanLively French kick dance
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- fan-dancePerformance using plumes to tantalize
- revueMusical variety entertainment
cabaret · routine · finale · ensemble · formation · shimmy · strut · pirouette
Live entertainment venue
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- casinoFacility for wagering
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- loungeComfortable waiting room
theater · stage · runway · dressing-room · backstage · greenroom · strip · ballroom
Named royal anniversary event
Refined, graceful quality
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- sequinedCovered in small shiny discs
- featheredCovered with plumage
statuesque · leggy · bombshell · dazzling · glitz · sophistication · panache · showstopping
Trial performance for selection
- chorusSingers performing together
- troupeTraveling group of performers
- headlinerTop-billed performer
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
contract · rehearsal · touring · retirement · dancer · veteran · choreographer · casting
sequins
Small reflective fabric ornaments
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- headdressOrnamental head covering
- rhinestonesImitation diamond crystals
pasties · fishnets · bodysuit · corset · bustier · plumes · glitter · tassels · beading · fringe
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
- cancanLively French kick dance
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- fan-dancePerformance using plumes to tantalize
revue · cabaret · routine · finale · ensemble · formation · shimmy · strut · pirouette · spotlight
cabaret
Live entertainment venue
lounge · theater · stage · runway · dressing-room · backstage · greenroom · strip · ballroom
Jubilee
Named royal anniversary event
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
feathered · statuesque · leggy · bombshell · dazzling · glitz · sophistication · panache · showstopping · glamorous
audition
Trial performance for selection
understudy · contract · rehearsal · touring · retirement · dancer · veteran · choreographer · casting
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- entertainers in artactors, dancers, musicians, comedians, circus performers
- group dancesline dance, square dance, circle dance, conga line, round dance
- Las Vegascasino, slot machine, gambling, blackjack, poker
- variety showsSaturday Night Live, Laugh-In, America's Got Talent, The Voice, American Idol
showgirlsstagehands
Backstage technical workers
technicians · roadies · sound engineers · dressers · stage managers
showgirlsnuns
Female religious monastics
wallflowers · shrinking violets · opera singers · plain Janes · frumps