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A showcase of talent to an audience. The one thing that sums up all the hard work, time, and thought put into a work of beauty & art. It's a breathtaking and nerve-racking experience that only some have the chance to do.
1. There is only a week left until our dance performance. We have to nail it.
2. The crowds lined up to get into the building to watch the performance.
2. The crowds lined up to get into the building to watch the performance.
by Gail. July 23, 2006
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To do something deliberately, flamboyantly and melodramatically in a social setting, solely for the attention you believe it will garner for you.
Carrie's outburst about defending migrant rights was such a performance! It was just to get attention from Eric, who's on the College Democrats. She's not even registered to vote...
by WritingWriter87 November 09, 2019