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dancing - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
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dance,
terpsichore,
saltation |
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diversion,
recreation a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
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performing arts arts or skills that require public performance
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adagio a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
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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
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courante a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats
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nauch,
nautch,
nautch dance an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
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pavan,
pavane a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
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phrase dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
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saraband a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time
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skank a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
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slam dance,
slam dancing a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock
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hoofing,
step dancing dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
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toe dance,
toe dancing a dance performed on tiptoe
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choreography,
stage dancing a notation used by choreographers
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pas seul,
variation (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
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duet,
pas de deux a musical composition for two performers
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pas de trois (ballet) a dance for three people
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pas de quatre (ballet) a dance for four people
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social dancing dancing as part of a social occasion
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mambo a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba
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ceremonial dance,
ritual dance,
ritual dancing a dance that is part of a religious ritual
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