DANCE Related Words

Find all similar words for DANCE with relevant definition, synonyms and same meaning words etc.

Hypernym

  • art, fine art

    the products of human creativity

  • party

    a group of people gathered together for pleasure

  • diversion, recreation

    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

  • performing arts

    arts or skills that require public performance

  • move

    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

Derivation

  • dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

    move in a pattern

  • saltate

    leap or skip, often in dancing

  • terpsichorean

    of or relating to dancing

  • dancer, social dancer

    a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)

  • professional dancer

    a performer who dances professionally

  • dancing, terpsichore, saltation

    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Hyponym

  • extension

    the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

  • choreography

    the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes

  • ball

    the people assembled at a lavish formal dance

  • adagio

    a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers

  • break dancing, break dance

    a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground

  • courante

    a court dance of the 16th century

  • nautch, nauch, nautch dance

    an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls

  • pavane, pavan

    a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

  • phrase

    dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

  • saraband

    a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries

  • skank

    a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees

  • slam dancing, slam dance

    a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another

  • step dancing, hoofing

    dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures

  • toe dancing, toe dance

    a dance performed on tiptoe

  • stage dancing

    a show involving artistic dancing

  • pas seul, variation

    (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

  • pas de deux, duet

    (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

  • pas de trois

    (ballet) a dance for three people

  • pas de quatre

    (ballet) a dance for four people

  • social dancing

    dancing as part of a social occasion

  • mambo

    a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba

  • ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance

    a dance that is part of a religious ritual

  • formal

    a lavish dance requiring formal attire

  • barn dance

    a dance party featuring country dancing

  • hop, record hop

    an informal dance where popular music is played

  • rave

    a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played

  • glissade

    perform a glissade, in ballet

  • chasse, sashay

    perform a chasse step, in ballet

  • capriole

    perform a capriole, in ballet

  • bop, bebop

    dance the bebop

  • bump

    dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

  • twist

    do the twist

  • waltz, waltz around

    dance a waltz

  • tapdance, tap

    dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

  • tango

    dance a tango

  • shag

    dance the shag

  • foxtrot

    dance the foxtrot

  • contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse

    perform a contradance

  • break-dance, break

    do a break dance

  • cakewalk

    perform the cakewalk dance

  • conga

    dance the conga

  • samba

    dance the samba

  • two-step

    dance the two-step

  • Charleston

    dance the Charleston

  • boogie

    dance to boogie music

  • cha-cha

    dance the cha-cha

  • disco

    dance to disco music

  • polka

    dance a polka

  • one-step

    dance the one-step

  • rhumba, rumba

    dance the rhumba

  • slam, mosh, thrash

    dance the slam dance

  • jig

    dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

  • jitterbug

    do the jitterbug

  • folk dance

    perform a folk-dance

  • square dance

    dance in formation

  • quickstep

    perform a quickstep

  • kick

    kick a leg up

  • grind

    dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

Member_topic

  • choreograph

    compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music

  • hoof

    dance in a professional capacity

  • tap dance

    perform a tap dance

  • heel

    perform with the heels

  • sidestep

    a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

  • tap

    a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

  • busker

    a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money

  • jive

    dance to jive music

  • clog

    dance a clog dance

  • belly dance

    perform a belly dance

  • shimmy

    dance a shimmy

Entailment

  • step

    shift or move by taking a step

Verb_group

Domain_topic

  • dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation

    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

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