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taxi dancer
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Princeton's WordNet
taxi dancernoun
a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance
Wiktionary
taxi dancernoun
A professional dance partner.
Etymology: Refers to the fact that a taxi dancer is paid per dance, and thus proportionately to the time spent with a client, similarly to a taxi driver.
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Taxi dancer
A taxi dancer is a paid dance partner in a partner dance. Taxi dancers are hired to dance with their customers on a dance-by-dance basis. When taxi dancing first appeared in taxi-dance halls during the early 20th century in the United States, male patrons typically bought dance tickets for a small sum each. When a patron presented a ticket to a chosen taxi dancer, she danced with him for the length of a song. She earned a commission on every dance ticket earned. Though taxi dancing has for the most part disappeared in the United States, it is still practised in some other countries.
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taxi dancer
A taxi dancer is a professional dancer employed by a dance hall or club who earns income by dancing with patrons on a per-dance basis, typically purchasing dance tickets in advance. Although traditionally the term referred to female dancers who danced with male patrons, it can apply to individuals of any gender. The term originated during the 1920s and 1930s in the United States.
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Taxi dancer
A taxi dancer, or taxi for short, is a paid dance partner in a partner dance. For official purposes in the US, their occupation was referred to as "dancer", when they worked in taxi-dance halls that had all the necessary business permits. But there were some professional secretaries who did moonlighting, or who worked part-time legally as a "dancer". Taxi dancers are hired to dance with their customers on a dance-by-dance basis. The term "taxi dancer" comes from the fact that, as with a taxi-cab driver, the dancer's pay is proportional to the time he or she spends dancing with the customer.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of taxi dancer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of taxi dancer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- dançarino de táxiPortuguese
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