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dancerly +‎ -ness

Noun

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dancerliness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being dancerly.
    • 2009 April 30, Alastair Macaulay, “New Season, With Mr. B as Greeter”, in New York Times[1]:
      Abi Stafford danced the lead in “Symphony in Three Movements” with more understanding and sheer dancerliness than I have seen her show before, but the role remains larger than anything she brings to it.

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