dance
- noun
- /dæns/
- The cultural festival featured traditional dances from around the world, celebrating the diversity of movement and music.
- dance education
- music and dance
- art and dance
They're like little kids dance performance for their parents.
- They're like little kids dance performance for their parents.
- Could you talk a little bit about the role of dance with connotic music?
- Like that's the dance of communication between humans.
- It's like a salsa type dance called Zook or something like that.
- I had my own dance studio in Kansas.
- I just took a lot of dance classes, but I wasn't very good.
- Although I think a brother, sister lap dance combo would be #orcs.
- People approach me about the dance all the time.
Examples
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As the feast went on, a multimedia pageant of song, dance, poetry, and fashion unfolded.
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In fact, she had majored in contemporary dance and had been a dance instructor for 6 years.
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What would your first dance song be?
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People approach me about the dance all the time.
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I knew you had one more dance in you.
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Save me a dance, and we call it even.
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Are you ready for our dance?
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Wanna see the dance I'm doing for the school show in the fall?
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My favorite type of dance is tap and sassy jazz.
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The children performed a joyful dance at the school assembly, showcasing their enthusiasm for the art.
Synonyms
Moving your body in time to music for fun with other people
The art of dancing, used to mean dance or a dancer
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To spend a long time moving to music until very late at night
- Informal
To take a serious risk by doing something morally wrong to gain power or money
To take part in a traditional May Day dance in a circle around a tall decorated pole
Stay loyal to people or groups that supported you
- Informal
Move your body freely and confidently without worrying about other people
- Informal
Move your body freely and happily without worrying about being watched
Compounds
A formal activity where couples move together in set steps to music like the waltz
- UK
A traditional dance where people stamp loudly while wearing shoes with wooden soles
- Literature
An image showing death as a skeleton leading rich and poor people to the grave
- Literature
A religious dance from the late 1800s in which Native American people try to talk with spirits and find hope
- Literature
A special dance held in summer by some Native American tribes to honor the sun
A dance on stage with planned steps performed for an audience like ballet or modern dance
A traditional folk dance where couples stand in sets or lines and do the same steps to music
- US
A traditional dance by some Native American people to ask for rain and a good corn harvest
- Jargon
A low, energetic dance where people bend their knees and move their arms and legs widely, often at metal shows
- Specialized
A way of using dance and movement to help people feel better emotionally and physically
- Archaic
A fast, dramatic dance that shows a pretend struggle between a man and a woman
- UK
A traditional English group dance with dancers in costumes who use sticks, handkerchiefs, or bells
- Archaic
A traditional Indian dance performed by trained women dancers at festivals and social events
- Archaic
A condition that makes children have quick, uncontrolled body movements
A dance where dancers make rhythmic sounds by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes
- Jargon
A style of dancing where people bump into each other on purpose, usually at punk shows
- US
A sacred dance where people handle snakes as part of a ritual among some Native American groups
Music played to accompany square dancing, often with lively fiddle or banjo rhythms
- Archaic
A medical condition causing sudden uncontrolled movements in children often after rheumatic fever
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dance comes from the old French danser, which meant 'to jump' or 'move', so a dance is a series of steps and moves done to music. This origin helps explain why a dance is both a planned art and a way to show feeling through movement.