Meaning | dancing as part of a social occasion. |
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Narrower | ballroom dancing, ballroom dance | Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom |
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fandango | A provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time |
flamenco, gypsy dancing | A style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies |
folk dancing, folk dance | A style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) |
gavotte | An old formal French dance in quadruple time |
habanera | A Cuban dance in duple time |
jitterbug | A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s |
lindy, lindy hop | An energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) |
shag | A lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn |
shimmy | lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips |
stomp | A dance involving a rhythmical stamping step |
tarantella, tarantelle | A lively whirling Italian dance for two persons |
twist | social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music |
Broader | dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
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Spanish | baile social |
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