English > dancing: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music. |
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| Synonyms | dance, terpsichore, saltation |
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| Category of | belly dance | Perform a belly dance |
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| busker | A person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money |
| clog | dance a clog dance |
| dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | Move in a pattern |
| heel | Perform with the heels |
| jive | dance to jive music |
| shimmy | dance a shimmy |
| sidestep | A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) |
| tap | A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) |
| tap dance | Perform a tap dance |
| Narrower | adagio | A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers |
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| break dancing, break dance | A form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground |
| courante | A court dance of the 16th century |
| mambo | A Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba / rumba |
| nautch, nauch, nautch dance | An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls |
| pas de deux, duet | (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) |
| pas de quatre | (ballet) a dance for four people |
| pas de trois | (ballet) a dance for three people |
| pas seul, variation | (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure |
| pavane, pavan | A stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| phrase | dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence |
| ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance | A dance that is part of a religious ritual |
| saraband | A stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries |
| skank | A rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees |
| slam dancing, slam dance | A form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another |
| social dancing | dancing as part of a social occasion |
| stage dancing, choreography | A show involving artistic dancing |
| step dancing, hoofing | dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures |
| toe dancing, toe dance | A dance performed on tiptoe |
| Broader | diversion, recreation | An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
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| performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance |
| Spanish | baile, danza |
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| Catalan | ball, dansa |
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| Verbs | dance | move in a pattern |
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