triple threats
Sing, dance, act
A triple threat is someone who excels in three related skills, originally from theater: acting, singing, and dancing.
The term has spread to other fields—in basketball, the triple-threat position lets a player shoot, pass, or dribble.
More loosely, it describes anyone with an impressive combination of abilities: She's a triple threat—writes, directs, and produces.
- actorOne who portrays characters
- singerVocal music performer
- showbizPerforming arts sector, casually
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- song and danceEvasive, theatrical explanation
Broadway star · entertainer · performer · leading role · theatrical · stage presence · multitalented · playwright · filmmaker · one-man show · decathlete · composer · choreographer · director · producer · polymath · quarterback · auditions
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Those with lone talents
specialists · one-hit wonders · untalented · bit players · amateurs
triple threatsamateurs
Nonprofessional participants
incompetents · untalented · washouts · failures · nobodies
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