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| audition |
a performance that tests the ability of an actor, musician, or dancer. [1/3 definitions] |
| ballerina |
a female ballet dancer. |
| dancer |
A dancer is any person who dances or a person who has a job of dancing. |
| descendant |
A descendant is a person who is related by birth to family members of the past. For example, you are a descendant of your grandparents, your great grandparents, your great great grandparents, and on and on. If your great grandmother was a famous ballet dancer, you are a descendant of a famous ballet dancer. |
| easily |
When someone is easily the best dancer, it means that they are certainly or without doubt the best dancer. [1/2 definitions] |
| tap dance |
a dance in which the dancer uses the foot, heel, or toe to tap out a rhythm. Tap dancers wear special shoes to sound the taps. |
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