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dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication |
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fine art,
art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
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choreography a notation used by choreographers
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dance - a party for social dancing |
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party an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
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formal,
ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
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barn dance a dance party featuring country dancing
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record hop,
hop the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
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rave an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"
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dance - a party of people assembled for dancing |
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party an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
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ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
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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" |
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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"
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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dancing,
terpsichore,
dance,
saltation taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
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jive dance to jive music; dance the jive
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hoof dance in a professional capacity
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clog fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
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tap dance perform a tap dance
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belly dance perform a belly dance
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heel put a new heel on; "heel shoes"
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shimmy dance a shimmy
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bebop,
bop dance the bebop
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bump knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
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twist twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
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waltz,
waltz around dance a waltz
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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"
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tango dance a tango
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shag dance the shag
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foxtrot dance the foxtrot
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contra danse,
contradance,
contredanse,
country-dance perform a contradance
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break-dance,
break dance,
break do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
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cakewalk perform the cakewalk dance
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conga dance the conga
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samba dance the samba
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two-step dance the two-step
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charleston dance the Charleston
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boogie dance to boogie music
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cha-cha dance the cha-cha
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disco dance to disco music
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mambo dance a mambo
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polka dance a polka
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one-step dance the one-step
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rhumba,
rumba dance the rhumba
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mosh,
slam dance,
slam,
thrash dance the slam dance
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jig dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
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jitterbug do the jitterbug
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folk dance perform a folk-dance
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square dance dance in formation
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quickstep perform a quickstep
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kick make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
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skank dance the skank
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grind reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
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dance - move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room" |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
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glissade perform a glissade, in ballet
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chasse,
sashay perform a chasse step, in ballet
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capriole perform a capriole, in ballet
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dance - skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy" |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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