| Found in | New Grove dict. of mus. WWW site, Nov. 1, 2010: Chorus i/5. The 20th century (Another type of specialist chorus that came into existence at least partly as a result of the widening repertory horizon was the show or swing choir. These choirs specialized in popular music and often combined singing and visual elements (dance, costumes, etc.)).
Wikipedia, Nov. 1, 2010: A show choir (originally called 'swing choir') is a group of people who combine choral singing with dance movements, sometimes within the context of a specific idea or story. Show choir traces its origins as an activity in the United States during the mid-1960s, though cultural historians have been unable to determine the date and location of the first "true" show choir group ....
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