fan dance: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Generalneutralperforming arts
    • A dance performance that incorporates the artful use of hand-held fans as integral props or visual elements.

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    • The troupe's fan dance was mesmerizing, with performers skillfully twirling large fans in sync.

      The troupe's dance performance that incorporated skillful use of large hand-held fans was mesmerizing.

    • At the cultural festival, the fan dance showcased traditional costumes and elegant fan movements.

      At the cultural festival, the dance featuring traditional costumes and hand-held fans was showcased.

    • They practiced their fan dance every day to perfect the timing and flow of the fans in the routine.

      They practiced their dance involving hand-held fans every day to perfect the timing and flow.

    • During the ceremony, a fan dance was performed to honor the heritage of the community.

      During the ceremony, a dance using hand-held fans was performed to honor the heritage.

  • 2.

    Generalperforming artscolloquialerotic
    • A stage performance or striptease in which a performer disrobes while using large fans to alternately conceal and reveal parts of the body.

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    • The burlesque artist’s fan dance involved cleverly using fans to conceal and reveal her silhouette.

      The burlesque performer used large fans as props to alternately conceal and reveal parts of her body.

    • She became famous for her elegant fan dance striptease at the nightclub last summer.

      She became famous for her stage performance using large fans to disrobe elegantly at the nightclub last summer.

    • The fan dance act was a highlight of the show, combining sensuality with artistic fan movements.

      The fan dance act was a highlight of the show, combining striptease with artistic fan movements.

    • During the festival’s evening program, a fan dance striptease was performed to entertain the crowd.

      During the festival’s evening program, a stage performance involving disrobing with fans was performed to entertain the crowd.

  • 3.

    Generalidiomaticfigurativejournalistic
    • The incremental disclosure of tantalizing or incomplete information, often used to describe evasive or performative revelations.

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    • During the interview, the politician engaged in a fan dance, hinting at reforms but never fully committing to any specific plan.

      Durante la entrevista, el político realizó una fan dance, insinuando reformas pero sin comprometerse completamente con ningún plan específico.

    • I wish she’d stop the fan dance and just tell me what she really thinks about the project.

      Ojalá dejara de hacer la fan dance y simplemente me dijera lo que realmente piensa sobre el proyecto.

    • The CEO’s fan dance about the company’s future left investors anxious since no concrete details were provided.

      La fan dance del director ejecutivo sobre el futuro de la empresa dejó a los inversores ansiosos porque no se proporcionaron detalles concretos.

Examples:

  • EN: Getting set for a fan dance?
    ES: ¿Te preparas para bailar?
  • EN: You know, I do a kind of a fan dance.
    ES: Ya sabes, es una especie de danza del abanico.
  • EN: Is this the one that was doing the fan dance?
    ES: ¿Es la que hacía el baile de los abanicos?
  • EN: You'd make your crippled grandmother do a fan dance for that paper.
    ES: Serías capaz de vender a tu madre por ese periódico.
  • EN: All right, you lugs! What do you expect for an encore, a fan dance? Scram!
    ES: Muy bien, bobos. ¿Esperan que nos pongamos a bailar?
  • EN: No, I was doing a fan dance.
    ES: No, estaba haciendo la danza de los abanicos.
  • EN: How about a fan dance?
    ES: ¿Qué tal el baile de los abanicos?
  • EN: Ladies and gentlemen, any volunteers who can dance, sing, show muscles, do a striptease, fan dance or bubble dance?
    ES: Señoras y señores, ¿algún voluntario que baile, cante, enseñe músculos, haga strip-tease, o baile con abanicos?
  • EN: There's the presentation, the circle, the curtsy, the fan dance.
    ES: Será la presentación, el círculo, la reverencia, el baile con abanico.
  • EN: I'm sorry, but that fan dance was more than I could take.
    ES: Lo siento, pero el baile del abanico fue difícil de soportar.
  • EN: The fan dance was humiliating.
    ES: El baile del abanico fue humillante.
  • EN: What if I distract them with my famous fan dance?
    ES: Que tal si los distraemos con mi famoso baile de abanicos?
  • EN: I regret to inform you that tonight's fan dance is going to be cancelled.
    ES: Lamento decirles que cancelamos el baile con abanicos hoy.
  • EN: I love a fan dance.
    ES: Me encanta.
  • EN: Hey, a fan dance.
    ES: un baile de abanicos.
  • EN: Getting set for a fan dance?
    ES: ¿Te preparas para bailar?
  • EN: You know, I do a kind of a fan dance.
    ES: Ya sabes, es una especie de danza del abanico.
  • EN: Is this the one that was doing the fan dance?
    ES: ¿Es la que hacía el baile de los abanicos?
  • EN: You'd make your crippled grandmother do a fan dance for that paper.
    ES: Serías capaz de vender a tu madre por ese periódico.
  • EN: All right, you lugs! What do you expect for an encore, a fan dance? Scram!
    ES: Muy bien, bobos. ¿Esperan que nos pongamos a bailar?
  • EN: No, I was doing a fan dance.
    ES: No, estaba haciendo la danza de los abanicos.

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