Dance synonyms
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(Music) A type of popular dance music developed about 1935 and based on jazz but employing a larger band, less improvisation, and simpler harmonic and rhythmic patterns.
The activity of dancing.
grand ball
A dancing party
The type of music typically played for such a dance
A dance in which the feet slide along or move close to the floor.
An act or instance of prancing
dress ball
A dancing party
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perform the steps of
To move rhythmically
trip-the-light-fantastic-toe
Obsolete form of trip the light fantastic.
A ball (formal dance) in which the dancers wear masks or fancy dress
foot it
To move rhythmically
The art of dancing.
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stand (antonym)
Stand is defined as to be in an upright position.
A form of urban dance originating in the late 1960s, involving undulating, fluid body movements and briefly held poses, performed to funk music.
shuffle the feet
To move rhythmically
cotillion
A formal ball, especially one at which young women are presented to society.
thé dansant (French)
A dancing party
To execute a pirouette.
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To bob up and down.
People of a specified group or kind:
To play or romp about in a happy, carefree way
hootchy-kootchy
(--- Music) The music for this dance, often used as the first movement of a suite.
branle
A 16th century French dance
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chasse
A ballet movement consisting of one or more quick gliding steps with the same foot always leading.
A spherical or almost spherical body:
The definition of a promenade is a public walkway, especially on a boardwalk or around water.
A ball or dance, as of a particular class at a school or college
The definition of a masquerade is a fancy costume party where the guests wear masks, or to live or act in a false way.
To move while rotating or turning about:
To move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using one's leg muscles; jump; spring
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passamezzo
The definition of a jig is an energetic folk dance, or a template used with a saw for woodworking.
To get going; leave:
A slow Latin American dance in triple meter.
(Informal) A trial effort; try
The definition of a caper is a pickled bud from a juniper bush, a playful skip or a trick.
A dramatic composition written for such an entertainment, usually in verse
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A dance held in the late afternoon, at teatime
A social gathering, as a dance, for getting people acquainted with one another
A twining vine (Humulus lupulus) having lobed leaves and green female flowers arranged in conelike spikes.
To measure by pacing:
To walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper
Glide is defined as to move easily or flow smoothly.
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party (related)
The definition of a party is a gathering of people to have a good time or celebrate an occasion, or a group who do things together or a group of people who share the same political ideals.
dance (related)
To engage in or perform (a dance).
gavot
Alternative form of gavotte.
(Informal) Something that presents no difficulties and can be accomplished with little effort.
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tarantella
To move ahead, esp. with speed
To dance or move about in a playful, lively manner; frolic
To play or frolic in a boisterous, lively way
repetition (related)
To petition again.
work (related)
Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
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The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing.
A city of southeast South Carolina northeast of Savannah on Charleston Harbor. Founded in 1670, it prospered as a port and became a major cultural center. The Civil War began here with the signing of the Ordinance of Secession (December 20, 1860) and the bombardment of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861).
watusi
bourree
An old French dance resembling the gavotte, usually in 3/4 or 2/2 time beginning with an upbeat.
can-can
Alternative spelling of cancan.
cha-cha
The music for this dance.
courante
A stylized dance of this type used as a movement in a classical suite
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A dance in 4/4 time of Latin American origin, resembling the rumba.
peabody
The music for either of these dances.
A Scottish dance, slower than a reel, for two dancers.
trepak
valse
A waltz
Odissi (related)
Rhythmic movement
A social function, especially one intended to provide a welcome or greeting:
A rough, noisy quarrel or fight; row
polonaise
The Polish language.
schottische
A German dance for couples in 2/4 time.
gavotte
A French dance, either in 4/4 or 2/2 time.
hopak
A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time.
execute the figures of
To move rhythmically
trip-the-light-fantastic
To dance or to move rhythmically to musical accompaniment, especially in a graceful or nimble manner.
(Music) To play or dance to rock music.
(Intransitive) To dance in the vogue dance style.
To move, esp. up and down, with short, jerky motions
To adjust, alter, rearrange, or manipulate
To leap about; prance or caper
To incline or bend to one side; veer:
To form into or arrange in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
sit (antonym)
(Intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
perch (antonym)
To stand, sit, or rest on an elevated place or position.
play (related)
To put (a player) at a position in a sport or in a game:
Of or like an antiphon; sung or chanted in alternation
saltatorial
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
allemande cancan
danse-macabre
(Art) Also known as Dance of Death, a conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, personified Death i.e. the Grim Reaper, or similar) is shown leading people of all social ranks (high and low) to the grave. It shows that whatever people may have in life, death comes to everybody alike, irrespective of their age, status ,or wealth or power.
do-si-do
The call given to signal such a movement.
Alternative spelling of eurythmics.
A lively Spanish dance in rhythm varying from slow to quick 3/4 time
pas-de-deux
Alternative form of pas de deux.
A fast dance for couples, developed in Bohemia in the early 19th cent.: the basic step is a hop followed by three small steps
poussette
A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
A dance of French origin, similar to the cotillion but performed by sets of four couples
A lively Scottish dance
An early 20th-cent. ballroom dance in 2/4 time, like a slow fox trot
To dance the fox trot.
To dance the samba.
To chase and bring back; fetch.
To bring the foot down onto an object or surface forcibly:
(Slang) To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.
(UK, regional) to do a forward roll
singing (related)
dancer (related)
majorette (related)
kathakali (related)
flamenco (related)
jazz (related)
salsa (related)
cabaret (related)
music (related)
tap dancing (related)
saltatory
Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth gradual transitions.
Of Terpsichore
antiphony
Responsive or antiphonal singing or chanting.
frug
folk-dance (related)
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