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(v)
To dance or to move rhythmically to musical accompaniment, especially in a graceful or nimble manner.
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(n)
(Greek mythology) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.
(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles.
To perform a tap dance
A large room used for dancing and banquets.
(dance) A classical form of dance.
A good ability to dance.
A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
(dance) A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
A person who choreographs.
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.
(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
A melody.
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers.
(Canada, South Asia, rarely Australia, New Zealand) A cinema; movie theatre.
A formal evening party.
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
A place where radio or television programs, records or films are made.
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
An act of whirling.
(law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
A leaping or jumping movement; the action of one who skips.
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
The act or event of returning home.
An instance of riding.
The abdomen (especially a fat one).
(law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
(law) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
The time of day between afternoon and night.
(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
(informal) Any relatively energetic dance to pop or rock music.
Rapid circular motion.
(Cornwall) The surface of a mine.
(anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
(uncountable, organic chemistry, pharmacology) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
A cultural region and former province of France, the terroir of the wine champagne; now part of Grand Est region.
(slang) A fan of the British girl group Little Mix.
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
(dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
(countable) A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
Any rotating movement; a spin.
(informal) To work.
(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
A short jump.
(colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner.
A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
(slang, countable) A good, catchy song; a song that makes one want to dance.
(dance) A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
The art, or an instance, of breakdancing.
Alternative spelling of folk dance. [Any dance traditionally performed by the common people of a specific region.]
(dance) An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century.
The activity of taking part in a dance.
A Philippine dance involving hopping in the gaps between moving bamboo poles.
Choreography.
(transitive) To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet.
(adj)
Of or pertaining to choreography.
A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.
(cultural arts) classical Javanese dance accompanied by the gamelan instrument and ensemble.
(preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.
made to work together; orchestrated
Pronunciation spelling of dancing.
The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
Alternative spelling of dancy. [(informal) Ready to dance.]
The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.
A traditional Punjabi folk dance, originally a celebration of the harvest.
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
A Swedish folk dance in three-four time.
Alternative spelling of rumba. [A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.]
Having the characteristics of a dance.
A form of acting without words; pantomime.
(India) A genre of music and dance popular in Maharashtra.
The motion of something that twirls.
Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance
A dance in which a group of people perform the same dance moves synchronously while in one or more lines.
A form of dance in which a set pattern of movements is followed.