Defenition of the word dance

• Defenition of the word dance

  • To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
  • A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
  • an artistic form of nonverbal communication
  • a party of people assembled for dancing
  • move in a graceful and rhythmical way
  • skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
  • move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
  • taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
  • a party for social dancing
  • 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 in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"
  • skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

Synonyms for the word dance

• • dancing
  • terpsichore
  • trip the light fantastic

Hyponyms for the word dance

• • adagio
  • ball
  • barn dance
  • bebop
  • belly dance
  • boogie
  • bop
  • break
  • break dance
  • break dancing
  • break-dance
  • bump
  • cakewalk
  • capriole
  • ceremonial dance
  • cha-cha
  • charleston
  • chasse
  • choreography
  • clog
  • conga
  • contra danse
  • contradance
  • contredanse
  • country-dance
  • courante
  • disco
  • duet
  • extension
  • folk dance
  • formal
  • foxtrot
  • glissade
  • grind
  • heel
  • hoof
  • hoofing
  • hop
  • jig
  • jitterbug
  • jive
  • kick
  • mambo
  • mosh
  • nauch
  • nautch
  • nautch dance
  • one-step
  • pas de deux
  • pas de quatre
  • pas de trois
  • pas seul
  • pavan
  • pavane
  • phrase
  • polka
  • quickstep
  • rave
  • record hop
  • rhumba
  • ritual dance
  • ritual dancing
  • rumba
  • samba
  • saraband
  • sashay
  • shag
  • shimmy
  • skank
  • slam
  • slam dance
  • slam dancing
  • social dancing
  • square dance
  • stage dancing
  • step dancing
  • tango
  • tap
  • tap dance
  • tapdance
  • thrash
  • toe dance
  • toe dancing
  • twist
  • two-step
  • variation
  • waltz
  • waltz around

Hypernyms for the word dance

• • art
  • diversion
  • fine art
  • move
  • party
  • performing arts
  • recreation
  • surname

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