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Berkleyesque

Berkleyesque adjective: in the choreographic style of Busby Berkley, involving elaborate geometric patterns creating a kaleidoscopic effect, usually by large numbers of showgirls.

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Adjective

Berkleyesque (comparative more Berkleyesque, superlative most Berkleyesque)

  1. In the choreographic style of Busby Berkley, involving elaborate geometric patterns creating a kaleidoscopic effect, usually by large numbers of showgirls.
    • Best moments are reserved from Bernard Cribbins's endearing gangster finding a dog down his trousers and miffed by his position as Public Enemy No 13, and the rousing Berkleyesque close to the first half in which the title number gets a rousing, joyful rendition on Tony Walton's all-purpose...1989, London Theatre Record - Volume 9, Issues 14-26, page 868
    • At first glance, the Berkleyesque choreography in Revue um Mitternacht is somewhat reminiscent of Ufa revues of the 1920s and 1930s, with their emphasis on synchronised female body geometrics, their dynamic regimented motion and the audacity of a spatial imagination that dissolves the stage into a...2006, Ian Conrich, Film's Musical Moments, →ISBN, page 187

Forms of Berkleyesque

comparativemore Berkleyesque
superlativemost Berkleyesque

Origin of Berkleyesque

From Berkley + -esque, from Busby Berkley.

Questions about Berkleyesque

What does Berkleyesque mean?
Berkleyesque means in the choreographic style of Busby Berkley, involving elaborate geometric patterns creating a kaleidoscopic effect, usually by large numbers of showgirls.
What part of speech is Berkleyesque?
Berkleyesque is an adjective.

Words near Berkleyesque in the dictionary

  1. Berkheimers
  2. Berkley
  3. Berkley horse
  4. Berkley horses
  5. Berkley Marsh
  6. Berkleyesque
  7. Berkleys
  8. Berkman
  9. Berkmann
  10. Berkmans
  11. berko

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