ballroom dance

ballroom dance

n.

Any of various social dances, such as the fox trot, tango, or waltz, in which couples follow a conventional pattern of steps.

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ballroom dancing n.

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ballroom dance - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom ballroom dancing social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion beguine - a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba carioca - a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba cha-cha, cha-cha-cha - a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips one-step - an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot fox-trot, foxtrot - a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences two-step - a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps bunny hug - a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US Charleston - an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century conga - a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file cotilion, cotillion - a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century minuet - a stately court dance in the 17th century paso doble - a ballroom dance in fast duple time quickstep - a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps rhumba, rumba - a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance samba - a lively ballroom dance from Brazil round dancing, round dance - a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement tango - a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin valse, waltz - a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat