Word: terpsichoreans
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...hand at the bassoon for a few minutes. The chorus can hardly be called a chorus, for the young ladies--there are, strange and wonderful to tell, no young men--all contribute extensively to the dialogue as well as perform most amazing individual and collective Terpsichorean tricks...
...many years ago, thinks Lampy, there would have been a small committee to insert the too-terpsichorean freshman gently in his hansom cab, and start him firmly on the long, slow drive to Cambridge. The old order changeth, but Lampy wishes merely to caution, and advise moderation to the many popular stalwarts by the Charles...
...dance-floor the Big Green is as far ahead of Harvard as on the gridiron, according to the bellboy, who admitted that he had been impressed by the Terpsichorean demonstration put on by the men from Hanover. "In their dancing it was the same way as with their football. They had punch, pep, and knew what was coming next every minute. On football Harvard was satisfies with straight football, and their dancing was the same way. Out in the Stadium, Dartmouth put on trick plays, and here they went in for the Charleston. Yes sir, they put on a snake...
...State banquet given in Buckingham Palace. Two thousand guests were present. It was the first ball to be given in many years. Dancing was strictly a la Victorienne, King George and Queen Mary having displayed their antipathy for modern dancing by banning the fox trot and other neo-terpsichorean frills. The four Sovereigns opened the ball by leading in the formal quadrille d'honneur which has opened royal balls since the days of George III. The remainder of the evening was then filled with waltzes, polkas and the like. According to official report there was no political significance attached...
...market place, while her husband slew the bull. Each of these was a primitive expression of emotion. The skips and contortions the ballet stage are all that now remains of these old-time dances. The originals have been so greatly modified and "aestheticized" by the professors of terpsichorean that their originators would scarcely recognize them. The folk-dance was natural; the imitation tries to be natural, but the charm of naivete has fled...