[
US
/ˈdæns/
]
[ UK /dˈɑːns/ ]
[ UK /dˈɑːns/ ]
VERB
-
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
The young girl danced into the room -
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
Dancing flames
The children danced with joy -
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
NOUN
- an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- a party of people assembled for dancing
- taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- a party for social dancing
How To Use dance In A Sentence
- If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
- He literally danced his music into being, conducting his bass players, drummers and horn section with his hips.
- Dance the coxswain was the first affected in that way, but after a few moments Mark felt that the poor fellow had been suffering in The Black Bar
- She wound up her dance routine with a wobbly pirouette and took a little bow.
- But a couple of months ago, in a Times Square studio, congas were pounding out Afro-Cuban rhythms, dancers in high heels were twirling to fast-paced mambos, and just about everyone in sight was a shade of brown.
- I used to break-dance really badly. Times, Sunday Times
- The band finished with a few slow dances.
- This is the lowest attendance for the first four days since 2007, when frequent rain interruptions hit the first week. Times, Sunday Times
- Added to that, his company is passionate about the relationship between live music and dance in performance.
- The waltz is a beautiful dance.