Definitions for song and dance
song and dance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. song and dancenoun

   theatrical performance combining singing and dancing

2. fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dancenoun

   an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

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1. song and dancenoun

   An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something

2. song and dancenoun

   An excessively complex set of instructions

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1. Song and Dance

   Song and Dance is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance", tied together by a unifying love story. The "Song" act is Tell Me on a Sunday, with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, about a young British woman's romantic misadventures in New York City and Hollywood. The "Dance" act is a ballet choreographed to Variations, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber for his cellist brother Julian, which is based on the A Minor Caprice No. 24 by Paganini.

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1. song and dance

   1) "Song and dance" is a performance genre that involves singing a song to the accompaniment of dancing. It is often found in musicals and stage performances which combine music, lyrics and movement to convey the story or emotion. 2) In colloquial usage, "song and dance" refers to a long or complicated explanation or story designed to avoid or evade a question, issue, or responsibility. This usage often implies that the person is being deceptive or overly complicated for distracting purposes.

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1. Song and Dance

   Song and Dance is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance", tied together by a love story. The first part is Tell Me On A Sunday, with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, about a young British woman's romantic misadventures in New York City and Hollywood. The second part is a ballet choreographed to Variations, composed by Lloyd Webber for his cellist brother Julian, which is based on the A Minor Caprice No. 24 by Paganini.

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How to pronounce song and dance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say song and dance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of song and dance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of song and dance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of song and dance in a Sentence

1. Allan Liska:

   We’ve seen this song-and-dance before, it remains to be seen whether this is something they’re going to follow through on or whether they’re putting out releases to get good press.

2. Tom Holland:

   And I would certainly be curious to see how he was as an Oscars host, he's so charming, and he's such a showman, and he's such a song-and-dance, triple-threat actor. I would be very, very confident in his confidence.

3. Mark Burns:

   He is appealing to evangelicals across the board because he (is) authentic and what you see is what you get, millions of Americans are angry and frustrated with politicians, especially those who come to South Carolina and they know the song and dance and they’re saying they are one of us and when they go back to Washington they are voting for legal abortions and same-sex marriage.

4. Dick Van Dyke:

   … I get to do a little song and dance number, i gotta be a part of it… This time there’s no four hours in the makeup chair, I grew into the part! I don’t have to wear makeup at all!

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=song and dance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Song_and_Dance
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_and_Dance
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=song and dance