Dance

Noun

 * 1) A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
 * 2) A social gathering where dancing is designed to take place.
 * 3)  A fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister.
 * 4) A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
 * 5)  The art, profession, and study of dancing.

Hyponyms

 * See also Thesaurus:dance

Derived terms

 * dance music
 * dirty dance


 * line dance
 * St. Vitus' dance
 * war dance

Verb

 * 1)  To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
 * I danced with her all night long.
 * 1)  To leap or move rapidly with strong emotion.
 * His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke.
 * 1)  To perform the steps to.
 * Have you ever danced the tango?

Derived terms

 * dancer
 * dirty dance
 * line dance

Adjectives for Dance
rhythmic; divine; ingenious; frantic; wild; passionate; pulse-quickening; queer; eccentric; weird; mazy; absurd; freak; astonishing; grotesque; shambling; classic; old-fashioned; curious; square; folk; ritual; holiday;  religious;   moonlight;   native; exotic; reveling; intricate; pompous; judicious; ballet; risque; characteristic; monopolized;  fading; confident;  scandalous; Moorish; bewitching; quaint; impish; carnal; exquisite; naked; overture; languid; fairy; mystic; howling; murdering; eter¬nal; evening; amusing; sporadic; erotic; sunset; slow; serene; mirthful; astronomical; revolving; barbaric; spectacular; yearlong.

Verbs
accompany—; assemble at—; attend—; blend with—; burst forth in—; contort in—; dress for—; embrace in—; escort to—; grace—; invite to—; join in—; lead off—; leave—; master—; open—; perfect—; perform—; polish—; popularize—; rejoice in—; render—; revel in—; study—; survey—; take part in—; vary—; weary of—;—breaks; —circles; —enchants; —expresses ; —interprets.

Adverbs for Dance
frivolously; bewitchingly; gracefully; divinely; exquisitely; violently; vivaciously; solemnly; triumphantly; angelically; strenuously; eccentrically; grotesquely; picturesquely; seductively; wantonly; gleefully; incessantly; rhythmically; ingeniously; religiously; weirdly; shamblingly; ritually; exotically; quaintly; impishly; carnally; exquisitely; serenely; mirthfully; barbarically; spectacularly; skillfully; zestfully.

Thesaurus
Charleston, Highland fling, Lambeth Walk, Mexican hat dance, Portland fancy, Virginia reel, Watusi, acid rock, allemande, antic, arabesque, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, avant-garde jazz, bal, bal costume, bal masque, ball, ballet, balletic, ballroom dancing, ballroom music, barn dance, beam, beat, beating, bebop, belly dance, bicker, bolero, boogaloo, boogie-woogie, bop, bourree, boutade, branle, brawl, breakdown, bunny hop, cakewalk, can-can, caper, caracole, carol, carry on, caucus, cavort, cha-cha, chasse, chirp, chirrup, chonchina, choreodrama, choreography, clap hands, classical ballet, clog, colloquium, comedy ballet, commission, committee, conclave, concourse, conga, congregation, congress, conventicle, convention, convocation, cotillion, council, country dance, country rock, coupe, courante, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance drama, dance music, dances, dancing, date, delight, diet, disport, eisteddfod, exult, fan dance, fancy-dress ball, fandango, festivity, fete, flamenco, flap, flick, flicker, flickering, flickering light, fling, flip, flit, flitter, flop, flounce, flutter, fluttering, folk dance, folk rock, fool around, foot, foot it, forgathering, forum, fox trot, fox-trot, frisk, frolic, galliard, gambade, gambado, gambol, gathering, gavotte, german, get-together, glancing light, glory, glow, go pitapat, grapevine, gutter, hard rock, hokey-pokey, hoof, hoof it, hoofing, hootchy-kootchy, hop, hopak, hornpipe, horse around, hot jazz, housewarming, hover, hula, hula-hula, hustle, interpretative dance, jazz, jig, jive, joy, jubilate, kola, lambency, lancers, laugh, leap, levee, light show, lilt, limbo, lindy, mainstream jazz, mambo, mask, masked ball, masque, masquerade, masquerade ball, mazurka, meet, meeting, minuet, mixer, modern ballet, modern dance, monkey, musical suite, ox dance, pachanga, palpitate, palpitation, panel, party, pas, pas de deux, pas seul, paso doble, passamezzo, peabody, pitapat, pitter-patter, play, play of light, plenum, polka, polonaise, prance, prom, promenade, pulse, quadrille, quaver, quickstep, quiver, quivering, quorum, radiate cheer, rag, ragtime, rain dance, rally, reception, record hop, reel, rejoice, rendezvous, revel, rhythm-and-blues, rigadoon, rock, rock-and-roll, rollick, romp, rumba, samba, sashay, seance, session, shake, shimmy, shindig, shindy, shuffle, sing, sit-in, sitting, skip, skip for joy, slat, smile, snake dance, social, soiree, sparkle, splutter, sport, sputter, square dance, stag dance, step, strathspey, suite, suite of dances, swim, swing, sword dance, symposium, syncopated music, syncopation, synod, tango, tap dance, tap dancing, tap-dance, tarantella, tea dance, terpsichore, terpsichorean, the dansant, the new music, throb, tread, tremble, trepak, trip, truck, turkey trot, turnout, twist, valse, waltz, war dance, wave, waver, whistle, wobble

Etymology
daunsen:, from dancer: 'to dance' (compare  dancier), of  origin, from  *undefined: 'to draw, pull, gesture' (compare  dansōn 'to draw, pull'), from *dinsan (compare Old Dutch þinsan: 'to move, tear', Old High German dinsan 'to draw out',  þinsan 'to drag, draw, pull'), from  'to stretch out', from  'to stretch', from  'to pull'. See thin.

Noun

 * American Sign Language:
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Azeri: rəqs
 * Basque: dantza
 * Belarusian: танец
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ball, dansa
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Ewe: ɣeɖuɖu
 * Faroese:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ,
 * Modern: (khorós)
 * Hebrew: ריקוד
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: danso
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: ,


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean: 춤, 댄스
 * Kurdish:
 * Kurmanji: dans, sema , reqis , dîlan , govend , dawet
 * Sorani: له‌نجه‌, سه‌ما
 * Kyrgyz: бий
 * Latin: saltatio, tripudium, saltatus, saltatus
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: šokis
 * Luxembourgish: Danz
 * Marathi: नाच, नृत्य
 * Navajo:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: dannsa
 * Serbian: ples, igranka, tanac
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik: рақс
 * Tamil:, (koottu),  (nadanam)
 * Taos: tò’óne
 * Thai: เต้นรำ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: танець
 * Urdu:, , نرتیہ
 * Vietnamese: điệu múa,  điệu nhảy
 * Yakut:

Verb

 * American Sign Language:
 * Ancient Greek: ,
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: dantza egin
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ballar, dansar
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Egyptian:
 * Esperanto:
 * Ewe: ɖu ɣe
 * Filipino: sayaw
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: नाचना, नृत्य करना
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: dansar
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Japanese: ,


 * Korean: 춤추다
 * Kurdish:
 * Kurmanji: reqisîn, dans kirin, sema kirin,
 * Sorani: سه‌ما کردن
 * Latin: salto, tripudio
 * Lithuanian: šokti
 * Luxembourgish: danzen
 * Malay: tari
 * Maltese: żifen
 * Marathi: नाचणे, नृत्य करणे
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, плясать
 * Scottish Gaelic: danns
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: плесати
 * Roman: plesati
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: sayaw
 * Tamil: (aadu),  (koottaadu),  (nadanamaadu)
 * Thai: เต้นรำ
 * Turkish: dans etmek
 * Ukrainian: танцювати
 * Urdu: ناچنا
 * Vietnamese: nhảy
 * Welsh:
 * West Frisian: dûnsje
 * !Xóõ:

Anagrams

 * acned, Caden, caned, decan

Etymology
, see English dance:, French danse:

Etymology
From dance.

Noun

 * 1) dance music