interpretive dance; dance expressing lyrics
A style of dance where movements directly illustrate the meaning of the accompanying song lyrics.
miming playing instruments
Performance style where the performer pretends to play musical instruments in sync with the music.
They mime playing the guitar in a performance.
Her interpretive dance expressed the emotions of the lyrics well.
Compound of 当て (ate, 'to apply, to hit') + 振り (furi, 'gesture, pretense'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term refers to acting or dancing that matches or 'hits' the meaning of the music.