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Definition of dance:
- A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
- The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music.
- To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle.
- To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
- To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, ( commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically.
Synonyms:
barn dance, shindig, adagio, disco, mixer, gesture, reception, caper, ceilidh, jolt, gyrate, come at, dinner dance, hop, brawl, swing, trip the light fantastic, party, repetition, boogie, ball, frisk, slide, masked ball, romp, slither, gambol, concerto, skip, glide, foot, dancing, jump, leaping, twitch, air, prance, chant, jerk, hoof, slip, work, allegro, call, prom, belly dance, step, leap, flicker, fling, cut in, formal, bass, mosh, choreography, footwork, choreograph, promenade, bounce, choreographer, float, corroboree, lurch, skid, hoedown, kick, trip the light fantastic toe, frolic, rock, cavort, bossa nova, choreographic, saltation, lunge, rollick, jive, chorus, arrangement, bound, spring, terpsichore, cancan, knees-up, andante, masquerade, cantata.
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dance (part of speech: noun)
- gavotte,
- clog,
- courante,
- cotillion,
- square dance,
- mazurka,
- samba,
- conga,
- hula,
- Highland fling,
- jig,
- shuffle,
- waltz,
- tango,
- quadrille,
- fox trot,
- lambada,
- Charleston,
- tarantella,
- polka,
- hootchy-kootchy,
- polonaise,
- cakewalk,
- reel,
- marengue,
- jitterbug,
- fandango,
- beguine,
- bolero,
- mambo,
- cha-cha,
- allemande,
- turkey trot,
- can-can,
- twist,
- shimmy,
- rumba,
- one-step,
- hornpipe,
- moonwalk,
- two-step,
- galliard,
- tap dance,
- allemande,
- minuet