Meanings
- uncountableArm choreography
Salsa dancing and newer dances like Bachata and Lambada are basically club dances, each with a strong content of improvised moves based on what has been termed - on Strickly(sic.) Come Dancing - “armography”.
2014 October 25, Ian Lovegrove, Last Train to Palookaville, page 772 more examples
I end up in the kitchen helping to cook the dinner, salsa-ing over to the cooker to put the shepherd’s pie in. Then cha-cha-cha, holding the saucepan with one hand while stretching out my other arm to perfect my armography.
2015 August 27, Phil Tufnell, Where Am I?: My AutobiographySo far we have a routine which is a little nineties Janet Jackson mixed with bits I’ve copied from Britain’s Got Talent clips on YouTube. Lots of armography, lots of almost-on-time turns and jumps on the spot.
2017 March 27, Poppy Dolan, The Bluebell Bunting Society: A feel-good read about love and friendship
Origin
A blend of arm + choreography, coined by the judges of the panel show Strictly Come Dancing
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