Like the singing chorus, the dancing swells.
Some poetic forms include a blending of all materials; for example, Greek tragic drama included a singing chorus, and so music and language were all part of the performance.
The catch is that these soloists are, except for the witch, not onstage but in a theater box, while the singing chorus and musicians are in the pit.
Each dancer plays a character in the drama, although most of the narration comes from a singing chorus to the side.
In his mind, along with the singing chorus of the dead, all he wanted was to hold her.
There was a bit of sharing, and the singing chorus floated around as required.
By 1956 the singing chorus had decreased to about 60 men and chapter membership had shrunk to 150.
(That singing chorus of mice recalls Alvin and the Chipmunks.)
The show's large singing chorus is never long out of earshot, but much of what is being sung is unintelligible.
The three men and three women who back up Mr. Jordan play various characters in the star's life and, more important, function as a singing chorus.