Dance definition
A party or gathering of people for dancing.
noun
A piece of music for dancing.
noun
A particular kind of dance, as the waltz, tango, etc.
noun
To move the body and feet in rhythm, ordinarily to music.
verb
To move lightly and gaily; caper.
verb
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To be stirred into rapid movement, as leaves in a wind.
verb
To take part in or perform (a dance)
verb
To take part in or perform a dance.
verb
The art of dancing, esp. as performed in ballet or modern dance.
noun
Dance is defined as to move the feet and body to rhythm.
An example of dance is to engage in the salsa.
verb
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(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
I danced with her all night long.
verb
To bob up and down or move about rapidly.
The leaves danced in the wind.
verb
The definition of a dance is a group of rhythmic movements and steps set to music or a social gathering where people participate in rhythmic movements and steps set to music.
An example of dance is the salsa.
An example of dance is the prom.
noun
To move rhythmically usually to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures.
verb
To bob up and down.
verb
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Rapid, lively movement.
noun
To engage in or perform (a dance).
verb
To lead (someone) in a dance.
verb
To cause to move up and down quickly or lightly.
Danced the child on her knee.
verb
(zoology) An act of communication by dancing.
A peacock's courtship dance.
noun
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A series of motions and steps, such as the waltz or tango, usually performed to music.
noun
The act or an instance of dancing.
May I have this dance?
noun
The music composed or played for a certain kind of dance or for a particular dance.
noun
To cause to dance.
verb
To cause to move lightly, bob up and down, etc.
verb
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Any elaborate or ritualized sequence of actions, specif., an instinctive one performed by two animals as a part of courting or mating.
noun
A party to which people come to dance.
noun
One round of dancing at such a party.
noun
A social gathering where dancing is designed to take place.
noun
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A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
noun
(uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.
noun
(intransitive) To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke. She accused her political opponent of dancing around the issue instead of confronting it.
verb
To perform the steps to.
Have you ever danced the tango?
verb
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To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about.
verb
(zoology) To perform a specialized set of movements to communicate chiefly with other members of the same species.
verb
(informal) To speak or behave in an evasive or vacillating manner.
Danced around the issue.
verb
Rhythmic movement of the body and feet, ordinarily to music.
noun
To appear to flash or twinkle.
Eyes that danced with merriment.
verb
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The art of dancing.
Studied dance in college.
noun
To move or leap about excitedly.
verb
dance attendance on
- To attend to or try to please (someone) with eagerness or obsequiousness.
idiom
dance around
- to avoid or evade (a question, concern, etc.); sidestep; dodge
idiom
dance attendance on
- to be always near so as to wait on, lavish attention on, etc.
idiom
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dance to another tune
- to alter one's actions or opinions as a result of changed conditions
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
dance attendance on
dance around
dance attendance on
dance to another tune
Origin of dance
- Middle English dauncen from Old French danser perhaps of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English daunsen, from Anglo-Norman dancer, dauncer (“to dance”) (compare Old French dancier), from Frankish *dansōn (“to draw, to pull, to gesture”) (compare Old High German dansōn (“to draw, pull”)), from Proto-Germanic *dansōną.
From Wiktionary