Danaus plexippus
Danaus plexippus

dance


Definition: Meaning of, dance in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɑːns /

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dance dances
  1. [countable] a special set of movements performed to a particular type of music
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  2. [countable] a social event or party where you dance
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  3. [countable] an act of dancing
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  4. [countable] a piece of music which you can dance to
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  5. [uncountable] the activity or art of dancing
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dance danced danced
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dancing dances
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to move your feet and body in a way that matches the style and speed of music
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to dance in performances, especially in BALLET
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  3. [intransitive] literary to move up, down, and around quickly
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  4. dance to somebody's tune to do what someone wants you to do - used to show disapproval
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  5. dance attendance on somebody to do everything possible in order to please someone
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dance used in phrases

  • Dance of Death
    1. an imaginary dance which people are supposed to perform as they are being led to their death by a SKELETON (= a body consisting only of bones) representing death. It was very common in pictures and drawings in the MIDDLE AGES, but there are also descriptions of it in music and literature.
  • Rambert Dance Company, the
    1. a BALLET company based in London, which usually performs modern BALLET. It is named after Marie Rambert, the dancer and teacher who started the company in 1930.
  • Saint Vitus dance (noun)
    1. chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
  • apache dance (noun)
    1. an apache is a member of the French underworld a violent fast dance in French vaudeville
  • apache devil dance (noun)
    1. a ritual dance of the Apache
  • ballroom dance (noun)
    1. any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
  • barn dance (noun)
    1. a social event at which there is COUNTRY DANCING [↪  square dance]
  • belly dance (noun)
    1. a dance from the Middle East in which a woman moves her stomach and HIP s around
  • break dance (noun)
    1. a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music
  • break-dance (verb)
    1. do a break dance
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