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dance  (dns)

v. danced, danc·ing, danc·es

v.intr.

1. To move rhythmically usually to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures.

2.

a. To leap or skip about excitedly.

b. To appear to flash or twinkle: eyes that danced with merriment.

c. Informal To appear to skip about; vacillate: danced around the issue.

3. To bob up and down.

v.tr.

1. To engage in or perform (a dance).

2. To cause to dance.

3. To bring to a particular state or condition by dancing: My partner danced me to exhaustion.

n.

1. A series of motions and steps, usually performed to music.

2. The art of dancing: studied dance in college.

3. A party or gathering of people for dancing; a ball.

4. One round or turn of dancing: May I have this dance?

5. A musical or rhythmical piece composed or played for dancing.

6. The act or an instance of dancing.

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[Middle English dauncen, from Old French danser, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

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dancer n.

dancing·ly adv.

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dance [dɑːns]

vb

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) to move the feet and body rhythmically, esp in time to music

2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) (tr) to perform (a particular dance)

3. (intr) to skip or leap, as in joy, etc.

4. to move or cause to move in a light rhythmic way

dance attendance on (someone) to attend (someone) solicitously or obsequiously

n

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a series of rhythmic steps and movements, usually in time to music Related adj Terpsichorean

2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) an act of dancing

3. (Performing Arts / Dancing)

a.  a social meeting arranged for dancing; ball

b.  (as modifier) a dance hall

4. (Music, other) a piece of music in the rhythm of a particular dance form, such as a waltz

5. (Music / Pop Music) short for dance music [2]

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) dancelike movements made by some insects and birds, esp as part of a behaviour pattern

lead (someone) a dance Brit informal to cause (someone) continued worry and exasperation; play up

[from Old French dancier]

danceable  adj

dancer  n

dancing  n & adj

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dance (dæns, dɑns)

v. danced, danc•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music.

2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or quickly.

3. to bob up and down: The toy sailboats danced on the pond.

v.t.

4. to perform or take part in (a dance).

5. to cause to dance: He danced her around the room.

6. to cause to be in a specified condition by dancing: She danced her way to stardom.

n.

7. a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usu. executed to music.

8. an act or round of dancing; set: May I have this dance?

9. the art of dancing: to study dance.

10. a social gathering or party for dancing; ball.

11. a piece of music suited in rhythm or style to a particular form of dancing.

12. a stylized pattern of movements performed by an animal, as a bird in a courtship display.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French da(u)ncer, Old French dancier, v. of uncertain orig.]

dance′a•ble, adj.

dance`a•bil′i•ty, n.

danc′er, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" extension - the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability" choreography - the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes choreograph - compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music; "Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music" hoof - dance in a professional capacity tap dance - perform a tap dance heel - perform with the heels; "heel that dance"
	2.	dance - a party of people assembled for dancing party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" ball - the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
	3.	dance - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music dancing, terpsichore, saltation sidestep - a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" adagio - a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers break dance, break dancing - 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 courante - a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats nauch, nautch, nautch dance - an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls pavan, pavane - a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries phrase - dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence saraband - a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time skank - a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees slam dance, slam dancing - a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock hoofing, step dancing - dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures toe dance, toe dancing - a dance performed on tiptoe choreography, stage dancing - a show involving artistic dancing pas seul, variation - (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure pas de deux, duet - (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) pas de trois - (ballet) a dance for three people pas de quatre - (ballet) a dance for four people social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion mambo - a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing - a dance that is part of a religious ritual tap - a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance busker - a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money jive - dance to jive music; dance the jive trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" clog - dance a clog dance tap dance - perform a tap dance belly dance - perform a belly dance heel - perform with the heels; "heel that dance" shimmy - dance a shimmy
	4.	dance - a party for social dancing party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" formal, ball - a lavish dance requiring formal attire barn dance - a dance party featuring country dancing record hop, hop - an informal dance where popular music is played rave - a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"
Verb	1.	dance - move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room" trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" glissade - perform a glissade, in ballet chasse, sashay - perform a chasse step, in ballet capriole - perform a capriole, in ballet
	2.	dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music jive - dance to jive music; dance the jive hoof - dance in a professional capacity clog - dance a clog dance tap dance - perform a tap dance belly dance - perform a belly dance heel - perform with the heels; "heel that dance" shimmy - dance a shimmy move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dance - move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room" bebop, bop - dance the bebop bump - dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind" twist - do the twist waltz, waltz around - dance a waltz tapdance, tap - dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody" tango - dance a tango shag - dance the shag foxtrot - dance the foxtrot contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance - perform a contradance break dance, break-dance, break - do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" cakewalk - perform the cakewalk dance conga - dance the conga samba - dance the samba two-step - dance the two-step Charleston - dance the Charleston boogie - dance to boogie music cha-cha - dance the cha-cha disco - dance to disco music mambo - dance a mambo polka - dance a polka one-step - dance the one-step rhumba, rumba - dance the rhumba mosh, slam dance, thrash, slam - dance the slam dance jig - dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions jitterbug - do the jitterbug folk dance - perform a folk-dance square dance - dance in formation quickstep - perform a quickstep kick - kick a leg up skank - dance the skank grind - dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
	3.	dance - skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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dance

verb

1. prance, rock, trip, swing, spin, hop, skip, sway, whirl, caper, jig, frolic, cavort, gambol, bob up and down, cut a rug (informal) They like to dance to the music on the radio.

2. caper, trip, spring, jump, bound, leap, bounce, hop, skip, romp, frolic, cavort, gambol He danced off down the road.

3. sparkle, move, flash, glitter, wink, shimmer, twinkle, glint, glisten, glister (archaic), scintillate patterns of light dancing on the river

noun

ball, social, hop (informal), disco, knees-up (Brit. informal), discotheque, dancing party She often went to dances and parties in the village.

lead someone a merry dance run rings around, mess someone about, lead someone up the garden path The criminals led the police a merry dance.

Related words
adjective Terpsichorean
like choreomania

Quotations
"Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself" [Havelock Ellis The Dance of Life]
"On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined;"
"No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet"
"To chase the glowing hours with flying feet" [Lord Byron Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]
"No sober man dances, unless he happens to be mad" [Cicero Pro Murena]

Dance

Dances 
allemande, apache dance, ballroom dance, barn dance, beguine, belly dance, black bottom, body popping, bogle, bolero, boogaloo, boogie, bossa nova, boston, bourrée, branle, brawl, break dance, breakdown, buck and wing, bump, bunny hug, butterfly, cachucha, cakewalk, calypso, cancan, carioca, carmagnole, carol, cha-cha-cha or cha-cha, chaconne, charleston, clog dance, conga, contredanse or contradance, Cossack dance, cotillion, country dance, courante, czardas, Dashing White Sergeant, ecossaise, eightsome reel, excuse-me, fan dance, fandango, farandole, flamenco, folk dance, formation dance, foxtrot, galliard, galop, gavotte, Gay Gordons, german, ghost dance, gigue, gopak, habanera, hay or hey, Highland fling, hoedown, hokey cokey, hora, hornpipe, hula or hula-hula, hustle, jig, jitterbug, jive, jota, juba, kazachok, kolo, lambada, Lambeth walk, lancers, ländler, limbo, macarena, malagueña, mambo, maxixe, mazurka, merengue, minuet, Morisco or Moresco, morris dance, mosh, musette, nautch, old-time dance, one-step, palais glide, paso doble, passacaglia, Paul Jones, pavane, pogo, poi dance, polka, polonaise, pyrrhic, quadrille, quickstep, redowa, reel, rigadoon or rigaudon, ring-shout, robot dancing or robotics, ronggeng, round, round dance, roundelay or roundel, rumba, salsa, saltarello, samba, saraband, saunter, schottische, seguidilla, shake, shimmy, shuffle, siciliano, Sir Roger de Coverley, skank, snake dance, snowball, square dance, step dance, stomp, strathspey, strip the willow, sword dance, tambourin, tango, tap dance, tarantella, toe dance, twist, two-step, Tyrolienne, Virginia reel, vogueing, volta, waltz, war dance, Zapata

General dance steps and terms 
chassé, choreography, dosido, glide, grand chain, keep step, in step, out of step, pas, pas de basque, pas seul, phrase, pigeonwing, progressive, promenade, rhythm, routine, score, sequence, set, shuffle, slip step, steps, time

Translations

dance [dɑːns]

A. N

1. (= act) → baile m; (= art of dancing) → danza f, baile m
dance of death → danza f de la muerte
to lead sb a (merry) dance (Brit) → traer loco a algn

2. (= event) → baile m

B. VT → bailar
to dance attendance on sb → desvivirse por algn

C. VI → bailar; (artistically) → bailar, danzar (fig) (= skip) → saltar, brincar
shall we dance? → ¿quieres bailar?
to dance about (with pain, joy etc) → saltar
to dance for joy → saltar or brincar de alegría
to dance to sb's tune → bailar al son que algn toca

D. CPD dance band N → orquesta f de baile
dance class N → clase f de baile
dance floor N → pista f de baile
dance hall N → salón m de baile, sala f de fiestas
dance music N → música f de baile

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dance [ˈdɑːns]

n

(= series of steps) → danse f
The last dance was a waltz → La dernière danse était une valse.
to lead sb a merry dance (British) → donner du fil à retordre à qn

(= ball) → bal m
Are you going to the dance tonight? → Tu vas au bal ce soir?

vi → danser
to go dancing → aller danser
Let's go dancing! → Si on allait danser?
to dance with sb → danser avec qn
to dance to music → danser en écoutant de la musique
It's not music to dance to
BUT Ce n'est pas de la musique très dansante.
to dance to sb's tune (= do their bidding) → faire les quatre volontés de qn

vt [+ waltz, tango] → danser

dance about

vi → se secouer dans tous les sens

dance off

vi (= move away) → s'en aller joyeusement
The samba players danced off to Fort Park → Les joueurs de samba se rendirent à Fort Park en dansant.
dance band n → orchestre m
dance company n → compagnie f de danse
dance floor n → piste f de danse
dance hall n → salle f de bal
dance music n → dance music f

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dance

n

(= movement) → Tanz m; dance class → Tanzstunde f; the Dance of Death → der Totentanz; may I have the next dance? → darf ich um den nächsten Tanz bitten?; she’s led him a merry dance → sie hat ihn ja ganz schön an der Nase herumgeführt; (= caused a lot of trouble) → ihretwegen hat er sich (dat) → die Hacken abgelaufen

(= ball) → Tanz m, → Tanzabend m; public dance → öffentliche Tanzveranstaltung; end-of-term dance → Semesterball m; to give or hold a dance → einen Tanz(abend) veranstalten; (privately) → eine Tanzparty geben; to go to a dance → tanzen gehen, zum Tanzen gehen

vt → tanzen; to dance attendance on somebody → jdn von hinten und vorn bedienen (inf)

vi

(= perform dance) → tanzen; would you like to dance? → möchten Sie tanzen?

(= move here and there) to dance about → (herum)tänzeln; to dance up and down → auf- und abhüpfen; to dance for joy → einen Freudentanz aufführen

(fig) → tanzen; (boat on waves) → schaukeln

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dance in cpds → Tanz-;

dance band

n → Tanzkapelle f

dance floor

n → Tanzboden m; (in restaurant) → Tanzfläche f

dance hall

n → Tanzsaal m

dance music

n → Tanzmusik f

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dance [dɑːns]

1. n (activity) → ballo, danza; (traditional, in ballet) → danza; (event) → ballo, serata danzante
to lead sb a dance (fig) → far girare qn come una trottola

2. vt (waltz, tango) → ballare
to dance attendance on sb → girare intorno a qn

3. vi → ballare, danzare (fig) (flowers, boat on waves) → danzare
will you dance with me? → vuoi ballare (con me)?
to dance about → saltellare
to dance for joy → ballare dalla gioia or dalla contentezza

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dance (daːns) verb

1. to move in time to music by ma-king a series of rhythmic steps. She began to dance; Can you dance the waltz? dans يَرْقُص танцувам dançar tancovat tanzen danse χορεύω bailar tantsima رقصیدن؛ پایکوبی کردن tanssia danser לִרקוֹד नृत्य करना, नाचना plesati táncol menari dansa ballare, danzare 踊る 춤 šokti dejot menari dansen danse tańczyć نڅېدل، ګډېدل: دنڅېدو يا ګډېدو ټولنه: دنڅانغمه dançar a dansa танцевать tancovať plesati plesati dansa เต้นรำ dansetmek, ...dansı yapmak 跳舞 танцювати رقص khiêu vũ 跳舞

2. to move quickly up and down. The father was dancing the baby on his knee. hop, bons يُرَقِّص люлея balançar houpat schaukeln gynge ταχταρίζω mecer, agitar, mover hüpitama به رقص درآوردن؛ بالا و پایین کردن hyppyyttää (faire) sauter לְקַפֵּץ तेजी से ऊपर-नीचे घुमना njihati ugrándozik mengayun hreyfa upp og niður, hossa far saltellare 上下に揺する 위아래로 흔들다 šokdinti dancināt; ucināt mengayun laten rijden huske, gynge kołysać, huśtać : دنڅېدو يا ګډېدو balouçar a legăna качать hojdať (sa) pozibavati (se) njihati gunga ขยับขึ้นลงอย่างรวดเร็ว hoplatmak, zıplatmak 上下跳動 гойдати تیزی سے اوپر نیچے حرکت دینا nhấc lên nhấc xuống 上下摆动

noun

1. a series of fixed steps made in time to music. Have you done this dance before?; (also adjective) dance music. dans رَقْصَه танц dança tanec; taneční der Tanz dans; danse- χορός baile, danza tants رقص؛ پایکوبی tanssi danse; de danse רִקוּד @@@רִיקוּד$$$ नाच, नृत्य ples tánc tarian dans ballo, danza 踊り 춤 šokis deja; deju- tarian dans dans taniec نڅا dança dans; de dans танец tanec; tanečný ples ples dans การเต้นรำ dans 舞蹈 танець موسیقی کے مطابق تیار کیا گیا کوئی رقص nhảy múa 舞蹈

2. a social gathering at which people dance. We're going to a dance next Saturday. dans حَفْلَه / سَهْرَه راقِصَه танци baile taneční zábava der Tanz bal χορός, χοροεσπερίδα baile tantsupidu مهمانی رقص tanssiaiset bal נֶשֶף רִיקוּדִים सामाजिक जमावड़ा, महफिल okupljanje na ples, bal táncmulatság, bál dansa dansleikur, ball ballo ダンスパーティー 무도회 šokiai deju vakars dansa bal ball, dans zabawa taneczna د رقص میلمه baile dans танцы tanečná zábava ples igranka dans งานเต้นรำ balo 舞會 бал; танцювальна вечірка ایک سماجی جمگھٹا جہاں لوگ رقص کرتے ہوں vũ hội 舞会

ˈdancer noun

a ballet dancer. danser راقِص танцьор bailarino tanečník der/die Tänzer(in) danser; -danser χορευτής bailarín, bailaor tantsija رقاص؛ رقصنده tanssija danseur/-euse רַקדָן नृत्यांगना, नाचने वाला plesač, plesačica táncos penari dansari ballerino, danzatore 踊り手 댄서 šokėjas dejotājs penari danser danser tancerz رقاصه bailarino dansator; balerin балерина tanečník, -ica plesalec plesač dansare, dansör, dansös นักเต้นรำ dansör, dansçı 舞者 танцюрист, танцівник رقاص یا رقاصہ diễn viên múa 舞蹈演员

ˈdancing noun

She likes dancing; (also adjective) dancing shoes. dans رَقْص танцуване de dança tančení; taneční das Tanzen dans; danse- χορός danza tantsimine, tantsu- رقص tanssiminen la danse, de danse רִקוּד @@@רִיקוּד$$$ नाच-गाना plesanje tánc menari dans ballo; di/da ballo 踊り 춤추기 šokimas dejošana; dejas menari het dansen; dans- dans; danse- taniec نڅا de dança dans; de dans танцы tancovanie; tanečný plesanje; plesni ples dans การเต้นรำ dans 跳舞，跳舞用的 танці رقص کرنے کا عمل khiêu vũ 跳舞，跳舞用的

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dance → رَقصَة, يَرقص tanec, zatančit dans, danse Tanz, tanzen χορεύω, χορός bailar, baile tanssi, tanssia danse, danser ples, plesati ballare, ballo ダンス, 踊る 춤, 춤추다 dans, dansen dans, danse taniec, zatańczyć dança, dançar танец, танцевать dans, dansa เต้นรำ, การเต้นรำ dans, dans etmek nhảy múa, sự nhảy múa 舞蹈, 跳舞

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dance

n.  baile; St. Vitus' ___ → ___ de San Vito V.: chorea;

vt.  bailar, danzar.