dancing
- noun
- /ˈdænsɪŋ/
- She loves dancing at parties, especially when her favorite music is playing.
- music and dancing
- singing and dancing
- social dancing
It's nothing That's casual, that's dancing, that's dancing for them.
- It's nothing That's casual, that's dancing, that's dancing for them.
- right, come in and learn salsa dancing and we teach,
- Oh God, they're doing the dancing next year for Comic Relief.
- If you want them singing, dancing, lighting up, they've got them.
- I can't really get into the whole dancing aspect of it.
- You had like power ballads, you had dancing things, you had steel pans.
Examples
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Putting on music and and dancing and moving is natural.
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July 13, the eve of French Independence Day, is traditionally celebrated with dancing in the streets.
Academic text (2011) -
And I have no theater, no dancing experience, nothing.
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Why did you quit dancing?
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The school has a professional teacher of dancing and a professional teacher of singing.
Academic text (1992) -
I found I love dancing jazz and swing.
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If you get nothing else out of dancing class, you've learned a very important lesson.
Fiction book (1990) -
When one reaches the Treasury, there is a program of Bedouin music and dancing around a fire.
Academic text (2008) -
Cultural elements like music, dancing, food, and language are present in rural Mardi Gras.
Academic text (1999) -
If she's made you the belle of the ball, why don't you just slip on your tutu and do some dancing?
Synonyms
A set of steps and movements performed to music
The art of dancing, used to mean dance or a dancer
Antonyms
Compounds
Two people dance together using set steps, like the waltz and tango, often at social events or competitions
A shoe made for dancing that helps you move smoothly and gives support to your foot
- Offensive
A dance where the dancer wears little or no clothing to excite an audience
A dance from the Middle East where a dancer moves the hips and stomach in soft flowing movements
A traditional group dance where couples face each other in lines and do the same steps to folk music
Moving your body to music at parties or events for people to enjoy and meet others
- Informal
A funny picture or idea of a piece of bologna moving like a person in cartoons
- Jargon
A funny imaginary animal that looks like a dog and a cow and appears in computer jokes
A dance from Hawaii with slow, graceful hand and hip movements that tell a story
A style of modern dance that uses movements to show feelings or tell a story
Couples perform planned steps while moving in a circle to music guided by a leader
- Informal
A style of dancing where people push and bump into each other to loud music
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dancing comes from the old verb dance, from Old French danser, which once meant 'to leap' or 'move quickly to music'. So, dancing is moving your body in time with music.