Models learn to prance down a mini-catwalk, while pop stars belt out tunes on a Lilliputian stage.

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Then he began to prance all around the hall with his head high, the bucket slapping against his chin.

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Dogs bred for field work tend to be longer and leaner than Labradors bred to prance around conformation shows.

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Ainslie, while singing an extremely demanding role, was forced to preen and prance while wearing a variety of garish outfits that included fishnet stockings and a glittering codpiece draped in fringe.

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Though he would certainly continue to preen and prance before the cameras, he might yet turn from populism towards something more practical, especially when the country's economic problems start to press upon him (see article).

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Along the side walls, bricks are carved to resemble lattice windows, beneath which peonies bloom in pots, auspicious lions prance and guardians who look like miniature Sumo wrestlers keep watch.

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