social dancing

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social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music 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) fandango - a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets gypsy dancing, flamenco - a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet gavotte - an old formal French dance in quadruple time habanera - a Cuban dance in duple time 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 tarantelle, tarantella - 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; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist" ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom folk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)