dance : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)
  

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• noun a ritual dance of the Apache
  

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• noun any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
  ballroom dance.
  

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• noun any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
  ballroom dance.
  

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• noun a dance party featuring country dancing
  

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• noun a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
  danse du ventre; belly dance.
  
• verb perform a belly dance
  belly dance.
  

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• noun a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
  danse du ventre; belly dance.
  
• verb perform a belly dance
  belly dance.
  

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• noun 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
  break dance.
  
• verb do a break dance
  break; break dance.
  
  • Kids were break-dancing at the street corner

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• noun 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
  break dance.
  
• verb do a break dance
  break; break dance.
  
  • Kids were break-dancing at the street corner

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• verb do a break dance
  break; break dance.
  
  • Kids were break-dancing at the street corner

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• noun a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans
  

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• noun a dance that is part of a religious ritual
  ritual dance; ceremonial dance.
  

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• noun a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
  clog dance; clog.
  

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• a dance performed by a person wearing clogs, or thick-soled shoes.

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• noun a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
  clog dance; clog.
  

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• noun a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
  ballet.
  

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• noun a rain dance of Amerindians
  

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• noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
  country dancing; contredanse; contradance; contra danse.
  

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• noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
  country dancing; contredanse; contradance; contra danse.
  
• verb perform a contradance
  contredanse; contra danse; contradance.
  

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Coun"try-dance` noun

Etymology

Prob. an adaptation of contradance.

Definitions

1. See Contradance.

   He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. Macualay.

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• noun a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
  band; dance band.
  

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• noun a bare floor polished for dancing
  

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• noun large room used mainly for dancing
  dance hall; ballroom.
  

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• noun a lesson in dancing
  

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• noun a professional teacher of dancing
  dance master.
  

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• noun a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
  ballroom music; danceroom music.
  
• noun music to dance to
  

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• noun a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
  danse macabre.
  

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• (Art), an allegorical representation of the power of death over all, the old, the young, the high, and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.

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• noun a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
  band; dance band.
  

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• noun large room used mainly for dancing
  dance hall; ballroom.
  

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• noun a school where students are taught to dance
  

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• noun a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
  step.
  
  • he taught them the waltz step

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• noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
  butterfly plant; oncidium; butterfly orchid.
  

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• noun one of a pair of people who dance together
  

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• noun a school in which students learn to dance
  

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• noun a professional teacher of dancing
  dance master.
  

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• noun a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness
  

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• noun a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
  folk dance.
  
• verb perform a folk-dance
  folk dance.
  

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• noun a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
  folk dance.
  
• verb perform a folk-dance
  folk dance.
  

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• noun a religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead
  

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• noun a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet
  flamenco.
  

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• noun a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
  hula-hula; hula.
  

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• noun a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story
  interpretative dance; interpretive dance; interpretative dancing.
  

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• noun a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story
  interpretative dance; interpretive dance; interpretative dancing.
  

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• noun a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story
  interpretative dance; interpretive dance; interpretative dancing.
  

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• noun a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story
  interpretative dance; interpretive dance; interpretative dancing.
  

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• noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
  longways.
  

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• noun a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
  

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• noun any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume
  morris dance.
  

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• . See Morris.

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• noun any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume
  morris dance.
  

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• noun an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
  nauch; nautch.
  

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• noun erotic dancing with little or no clothing
  

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• noun a ritual dance intended to bring rain
  

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• noun a folk dance; dancers form a circle
  ring dance.
  

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• noun a dance that is part of a religious ritual
  ritual dance; ceremonial dance.
  

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• noun a dance that is part of a religious ritual
  ritual dance; ceremonial dance.
  

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• noun a folk dance; dancers form a circle
  ring dance.
  
• noun a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement
  round dance.
  

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• one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.

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• noun a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement
  round dance.
  

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• noun chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
  Saint Vitus dance; Sydenham's chorea.
  

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• (Med.), chorea; so called from the supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint.

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• noun a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock
  slam dance.
  
• verb dance the slam dance
  thrash; slam dance; slam; mosh.
  

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• noun a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock
  slam dance.
  
• verb dance the slam dance
  thrash; slam dance; slam; mosh.
  

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• noun a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path
  
• noun a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked
  

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• noun dancing as part of a social occasion
  

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• noun tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles
  soft-shoe; soft-shoe shuffle.
  

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• noun theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
  
• noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
  fairytale; cock-and-bull story; fairy tale; fairy story.
  

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• noun American country dancing in which couples form squares
  square dance.
  
• verb dance in formation
  square dance.
  

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• noun American country dancing in which couples form squares
  square dance.
  
• verb dance in formation
  square dance.
  

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• noun music performed for square dancing
  

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• noun chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
  Saint Vitus dance; Sydenham's chorea.
  

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• a dance by men only. slang, U.S.

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• noun a show involving artistic dancing
  choreography.
  

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• noun dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
  hoofing.
  

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• noun a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice
  

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• noun any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
  sword dance.
  

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• . (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed together by the male dancers. Sir W. Scott. (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but without touching them.

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• noun any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
  sword dance.
  

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• noun a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
  tap dance.
  
• verb perform a tap dance
  tap dance.
  

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• noun a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
  tap dance.
  
• verb perform a tap dance
  tap dance.
  

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• to come and go obsequiously; to be or remain in waiting, at the beck and call of another, with a view to please or gain favor.

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• to be hanged.

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• to dance in a ring.

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• to cause one to go through a series of movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a dance not understood.

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• noun a dance performed on tiptoe
  toe dance.
  

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• noun a dance performed on tiptoe
  toe dance.
  

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• noun a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory
  

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• a dance among savages preliminary to going to war. Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike excursion. Schoolcraft.

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