woman dancing: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F483 1F3FE
Description
An emoji depicting an older woman dancing with her left leg raised and wearing a dress, with a medium-dark skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Joy, celebration, fun, festivity. It often conveys a feeling of happiness, especially related to dancing or enjoying oneself.
Backstory
The dancer emoji (without skin tone) was introduced as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The multi-skin tone options were added with Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for greater representation and personalization, including the 'medium-dark skin tone' variant (1F3FE). This emoji is often seen as a representation of the 'mambo' or 'salsa' dancing style.
Usage Examples
- Celebrating a good outcome: 'We finished the project! 💃🏽'
- Inviting someone to dance or a party: 'Come on, let's go dancing! 💃🏽'
- Expressing joy or good mood: 'Just feeling festive today! 💃🏽'
- Reacting to good music: 'This song makes me want to dance! 💃🏽'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express a sense of 'letting loose,' enjoying a party, or celebrating achievements. Can also represent a general feeling of happiness or 'feeling good.'
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, but sometimes used playfully to denote someone being 'a bit crazy' or 'over-the-top' in a fun way.