expressive movement

collocation in English

meaningsofexpressiveandmovement

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expressive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspres.ɪv/us
/ɪkˈspres.ɪv/
showing what someone thinks ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofexpressiveandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The general music activities consisted of singing, rhythmical exercises, andexpressivemovementto music.
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They, of course, have been enchanted by his gift of story-telling, by theexpressivemovementof his hands behind which his handsome face and arresting voice can constantly be discerned.
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It emphasizes mobility process rather than muscle strength to achieve maximally efficient andexpressivemovement.
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Noverre was inspired by the pantomimes that he thought stirred up the audience's emotions by the use ofexpressivemovement.
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Soon a number of other young people became interested in this form ofexpressivemovement.
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He was a master of the use of energy qualities in constructingexpressivemovement.
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These second generation modern dancers yearned to createexpressivemovementfree of the confines of traditional ballet.
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Metre and intonation were thought to form a transition between gesture and rational speech, enshrining the expressive movements of the body.
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During the conflict, the computer finishes the analysis of the mind control device and reveals its weakness: expressive movements or swag.
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We can see the meaning of another's behavior through their actions and expressive movements.
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Bach felt that the use of the slide was determined by the character of the music, favoring highly expressive movements.
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