Another word for dance
dance
n.
Rhythmic movement
dancing, choreography, hop, jig, skip, prance, shuffle, fling, swing, caper, hoedown, hoofing*. see also waltz.
Dances include --- Social: waltz, fox trot, shimmy, polka, conga, rumba, tango, samba, paso doble, cha-cha, mambo, bolero, disco, hustle, line dance, shag, lambada, merengue, vogue, freak, jerk, frug, jitterbug, one-step, two-step, box-step, Charleston, Peabody, bunny hug, twist, monkey, mashed potato; break dancing, slam dancing; theatrical: ballet, adagio, tap dance, soft-shoe, toe dance; traditional: cotillion, quadrille, pavane, loure, galliard, branle, sarabande, courante, bourrée, passepied, contredanse (all French), mazurka, polonaise, beguine, fandango, round dance, square dance, minuet, gavotte, schottische, rigadoon, shuffle, gallopade, galop; folk and primitive: sun dance, ghost dance, sword dance, snake dance, fertility dance, morris dance, Virginia reel, belly dance, Highland fling, flamenco, paso doble, Irish jig, buck and wing, clog, tarantella, hora, hornpipe, czardas, hula;
A dancing party
ball, promenade, grand ball, dress ball, masked ball, prom, cotillion, reception, masquerade, masque, tea dance, thé dansant (French), hoedown, mixer, hop*, shindig*, brawl*; see also party 1.
dance
v.
To move rhythmically
step, trip, tread, glide, whirl, jig, perform the steps of, execute the figures of, shuffle the feet, pirouette, trip the light fantastic, hoof it*, hop*, cut a rug*, rock*, foot it*, boogie*, vogue*; see also dancen.
To move in a gay and sprightly manner
hop, skip, jump, leap, bob, bobble, scamper, skitter, jiggle, jigger, caper, gambol, bounce, cavort, sway, swirl, sweep, swing, careen, curvet, cut capers; see also jump 1, 4, play 2.
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Another word for dance
To move rhythmically to music, using patterns of steps or gestures:
foot, step. (Slang) hoof. Idioms: cut a rug, foot it, trip the light fantastic. See repetition, workTo leap and skip about playfully:
caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, gambol, rollick, romp. See work
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dance. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/DANCE
