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> 1 sense of the expression
ballroom dance
:
NOUN
act
ballroom dance
,
ballroom dancing
any of a variety of
social
dances
performed by
couples
in a
ballroom
English
>
ballroom dance
: 1 sense
> noun 1, act
Meaning
Any of a variety of
social
dances
performed by
couples
in a
ballroom
.
Synonym
ballroom dancing
Narrower
Charleston
An
American
ballroom dance
in
syncopated
rhythm
beguine
A
ballroom dance
that
originated in
the
French West Indies
bunny hug
A
syncopated
ballroom dance
formerly
popular in the
US
carioca
A
lively
ballroom dance
that
resembles
the
samba
cha-cha
,
cha-cha-cha
A
modern
ballroom dance
from
Latin America
conga
A
Latin American
dance
of 3 steps and a kick by
people
in
single file
cotillion
,
cotilion
A
lively
dance
originating in
France
in the
18th
century
fox-trot
,
foxtrot
A
ballroom dance
in
quadruple time
minuet
A
stately
court
dance
in the
17th
century
one-step
An early
ballroom dance
paso doble
A
ballroom dance
in
fast
duple time
quickstep
A
ballroom dance
with
both
quick and slow steps
round dance
,
round dancing
A
ballroom dance
characterized by
revolving
movement
rumba
,
rhumba
A
ballroom dance
based on the
Cuban
folk dance
samba
A
lively
ballroom dance
from
Brazil
tango
A
ballroom dance
of Latin-American
origin
two-step
A
ballroom dance
in
duple
meter
waltz
,
valse
A
ballroom dance
in
triple
time with a strong
accent
on the first beat
Broader
social dancing
dancing
as part of a
social occasion
Spanish
baile de salón
,
baile de sociedad
Catalan
ball de saló
,
ball de societat
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