interpretative dance in·terp·re·tativedance uncommon noun 1. a form of modern dance in which the dancer''s movements depict an emotion or tell a story Synonymsinterpretive danceinterpretive dancinginterpretative danceinterpretative dancing Related words Broader terms modern dance WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.