dancerly

[ dan-ser-lee, dahn- ]

adjective

1. characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.

Example Sentences

From there, variations surface with nods to Classical and Baroque forms: a dancerly minuet or rondo, a concerto grosso of angular strings, a wandering ricercare.

From New York Times

His body moves with dancerly charisma as his baton conjures extremities of orchestral sound; the music feels alive, and so do you.

From New York Times

In “Emanon — in Two Movements,” set to Shorter’s “Pegasus” and “Prometheus Unbound,” Roberts doesn’t exactly interfere with the music, though he doesn’t really reveal a different, dancerly side of it, either.

From New York Times

Why shouldn’t the men be more dancerly in their presentations?

From Washington Post

In her second show at Mehari Sequar Gallery, Jamilla Okubo continues to employ the thematic and visual motifs of the first: fashion design, African folklore and silhouetted figures whose flatness is offset by dynamic, dancerly poses.

From Washington Post