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DANCER [38 records]

Record 1 2025-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
DEF

Someone who breakdances ...

OBS

B-boy; b-boy: designations used only when referring to boys or men.

OBS

B-girl; b-girl: designation used only when referring to girls or women.

Key term(s)
  • Bboy
  • Bgirl

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Personne qui pratique le break.

OBS

danseur de break; danseuse de break : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 11 décembre 2022.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
CONT

A dancer is someone who dances for fun, as a hobby, or for a job.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Personne qui danse à titre professionnel ou par plaisir.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2023-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Key term(s)
  • danseur de music hall
  • danseuse de music hall

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Key term(s)
  • danseur interprète
  • danseuse interprète

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 9 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 10 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 11 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 12 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 13 - external organization data 2023-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Key term(s)
  • strip-tease dancer
  • strip tease dancer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Key term(s)
  • strip teaseur
  • strip teaseuse

Spanish

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Record 14 - external organization data 2023-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 15 - external organization data 2023-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 16 - external organization data 2023-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 17 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Sports (General)
CONT

Pole dancers perform acrobatic tricks either suspending their weight or propelling it around a metal pole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports divers (Généralités)
CONT

Au cours des dernières années, de nombreux danseurs à la barre verticale ont fait valoir que l'activité devrait être reconnue comme un sport, inclut dans les Jeux olympiques.

Spanish

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Record 18 2019-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Odonata) of the family Coenagrionidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des Odonates) de la famille des Coenagrionidae.

Spanish

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Record 19 2019-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Odonata) of the family Coenagrionidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des Odonates) de la famille des Coenagrionidae.

Spanish

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Record 20 2018-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
CONT

A ballet dancer ... is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of professional companies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse

Spanish

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Record 21 2017-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
DEF

A person who performs a tap dance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Artiste dont la danse est soulignée par le rythme produit par des chaussures munies de plaques métalliques.

Spanish

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Record 22 2014-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Odonata) of the family Coenagrionidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des Odonates) de la famille des Coenagrionidae.

Spanish

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Record 23 2014-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Odonata) of the family Coenagrionidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des Odonates) de la famille des Coenagrionidae.

Spanish

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Record 24 2012-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Yoga and Pilates
CONT

Natarajasana is a balancing back bend that cultivates an open heart while opening the shoulders and strengthening the legs. In this posture we feel a stretch along the entire front of the body as we lift up to extend and even an opening in the hips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yoga et pilates
CONT

Natarajasana est un travail d’étirement et d’équilibre qui renforce et étire les muscles des mollets, des cuisses, de la région inguinale et de l’abdomen. Il fortifie les genoux et les chevilles ainsi que les hanches et la colonne vertébrale. Il ouvre les poumons, la poitrine, le thorax et étire les épaules.

Spanish

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Record 25 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Dance
OBS

The Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) was founded in 1985 and its mandate is to help dancers make necessary transitions into, within, and from professional performing careers. It also operates as a resource centre for the dance community and the general public by providing seminars, educational materials, networking and information, as well as supporting activities that enhance the socio-economic conditions of artists. The Dancer Transition Resource Centre is a not-for-profit, national, charitable organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Danse
OBS

Fondé en 1985, le Centre de ressources et transition pour danseurs (CRTD) a le mandat d'aider les danseurs à mieux vivre les diverses phases de transition liées à leur cheminement artistique, professionnel et personnel et ce, qu'ils soient en début de carrière, à mi-carrière ou en période de retrait. Il sert également de lieu de ressources à la communauté de la danse et au public dans son ensemble, en offrant des séminaires, du matériel éducatif, des contacts utiles et de l'information. Le Centre apporte son soutien aux activités qui améliorent les conditions socioéconomiques des artistes. Le Centre de ressources et transition pour danseurs est un organisme national unique, à but non lucratif et de charité.

Spanish

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Record 26 2003-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flexography (Printing)
OBS

Term extracted from the Vocabulaire de la flexographie of France Brodeur and reproduced with the authorization of the Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Flexographie (Imprimerie)
DEF

Équipement qui mesure la tension de la bande afin de réguler tout dispositif de freinage du dérouleur.

OBS

Termes et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 27 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

A supple pole for wedging between the frame and the loading chains of a pole waggon so as to take up the chain slack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Transport du bois
DEF

Perche souple, destinée à être coincée entre le cadre et les chaînes d'arrimage d'une remorque (plateforme), de façon à resserrer le «mou» de la chaîne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Transporte de la madera
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Record 28 2001-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boxing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boxe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boxeo
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Record 29 1997-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

On web presses, a weighted or spring-loaded roller in contact with the web to compensate for uneven tension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

Sur la rotative alimentée de papier en bobine, rouleau qui, tout au long de l'impression, assure une égale tension du papier.

Spanish

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Record 30 1991-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
OBS

Source: NAC brochure - The Kirov Ballet of [Saint Petersburg], Les Ballets Kirov de [Saint-Pétersbourg].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse

Spanish

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Record 31 1988-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Terme(s) de patinage artistique.

Spanish

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Record 32 1988-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Terme(s) de patinage artistique.

Spanish

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Record 33 1988-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Terme(s) de patinage artistique.

Spanish

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Record 34 1985-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
Key term(s)
  • Highland dancer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse

Spanish

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Record 35 1985-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A device which senses tape tension, and signals the reel motor to take up or to supply tape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 36 1985-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Works of Art
  • Sculpture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres d'œuvres d'art
  • Sculpture
OBS

(Sculpture de Nelson Takkiruq).

Spanish

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Record 37 1983-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

«danse du cerceau» : selon le contexte.

Spanish

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Record 38 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse

Spanish

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