ダンサー

also: ダンサ

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Meanings

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Refers to a person who dances, especially in a professional or performance context. A straightforward loanword from English.

彼かの女じょはプロのダンサーです。
She is a professional dancer.
あのダンサーの動うごきはとても優ゆう雅がだ。
That dancer's movements are very graceful.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がダンサーになるto become a dancer
彼かの女じょは幼おさないころからダンサーになる夢ゆめを持もっていた。
She had dreamed of becoming a dancer since childhood.
ダンサーとして活かつ躍やくするto be active/successful as a dancer
彼かれはニューヨークでダンサーとして活かつ躍やくしている。
He is thriving as a dancer in New York.
プロのダンサーa professional dancer
彼かの女じょはプロのダンサーとして舞ぶ台たいに立たった。
She performed on stage as a professional dancer.

Related words

踊おどり手て
踊り手 is a native Japanese word for a dancer often used for traditional or folk dance, while ダンサー is the common term for modern or Western-style dance.
踊おどり子こ
踊り子 usually implies a young female dancer in a traditional or stage setting, while ダンサー is a gender-neutral, modern term for any dancer.
舞まい姫ひめ
ダンサー is the modern loanword for a professional dancer of any gender, whereas 舞姫 carries an old-fashioned, poetic image of a female performer.

Counted with

名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).

Word family

タップダンサー
tap dancer
バックダンサー
backup dancer; background dancer
バレエダンサー
ballet dancer
ベリーダンサー
belly dancer
ブレイクダンサー
breakdancer
アクロバットダンサー
acrobatic dancer; contortionist

Written forms

ダンサーUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'dancer'.
ダンサ
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark; less common but attested.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'dancer'.