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arabesque ballerina ballet ballet dancer ballroom ballroom dancing belly dance bolero boogie bop(v) bop(n) bossanova breakdancing cabaret cancan cha-cha choreograph choreography chorus conga country dancing dance(n) dance(v) do-si-do exotic dancer flamenco floor show folk dance footwork foxtrot go-go dancer hoofer hornpipe hula jig jitterbug jive(n) jive(v) lambada minuet morris dancing pas de deux pirouette polka prima ballerina quadrille quickstep reel routine rumba salsa samba square dance step studio tango(n) tango(v) tap tap dancing tarantella two-step waltz(n) waltz(v)

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dance

1 noun
     
dance1 S2 W3
1 [countable] a special set of movements performed to a particular type of music:
The waltz is an easy dance to learn.
folk/traditional dance
the traditional dances and music of Russia
2 [countable] a social event or party where you dance:
Are you going to the dance this weekend?
the school dance
3 [countable] an act of dancing:
Claire did a little dance of excitement.
have a dance especially British English
Let's have another dance.
4 [countable]APM a piece of music which you can dance to:
The band was playing a slow dance.
5 [uncountable] the activity or art of dancing:
modern dance
dance and movement classes

➔ song and dance about something

at song (4)

; ➔ lead somebody a dance

at lead1 (19)
 
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