DANCE in GENERAL

ballroom dancing noun

a type of dancing where a man and a woman dance together using steps and movements to special
music, such as the waltz or tango

barn dance noun

an informal dance in which people do traditional dancing in rows and circles, changing partners
regularly

belly dance

boogie verb - boogieing, boogied, boogied INFORMAL

to dance to pop music:
We boogied away all night long.

boogie noun INFORMAL

I like a good boogie.

bop verb INFORMAL

to dance to pop music:
They were all bopping to the music.

bop noun
There are a couple of decent clubs where you can go for a bop.

break-dancing noun
a form of dance with very energetic movements

ceilidh noun /keili/

a special event at which people dance to traditional music, especially in Scotland and Ireland

choreography noun
the skill of combining movements into dances to be performed:
a flamboyant style of choreography

choreograph verb
The ballet was choreographed by Ashton.

choreographer noun
Ballanchine, the well-known choreographer

country dance noun

a traditional British dance for several pairs of male and female dancers who are arranged in circles,
squares or long rows

dance verb
to move the body and feet to music:
We danced all night.
We went dancing at a nightclub.
What sort of music do you like dancing to?
Who was she dancing with at the party last night?
dance noun
when you move your feet and body to music:
We had a dance.
a dance class

dance noun
a particular series of movements which you perform to music or the type of music which is
connected with it:
The band played a slow dance.

dance noun
the art of performing dances, especially as a form of entertainment:
The performers tell the story through song and dance.

dancer noun
someone who dances either as a job or for pleasure:
He's a dancer in the Royal Ballet.
I never knew you were such a good dancer.

dance studio noun

a place where people can pay for dance classes

footwork noun
the way in which the feet are used in sports or dancing, especially when it is skilful:
And that's a marvellous bit of footwork there from Ponti as he takes the ball from Garcia.

modern dance noun

a style of dance usually performed in a theatre, which expresses the dancer's feelings and does not
have many rules about the dancer's movements

morris dancing noun

a type of traditional English dancing in which a group of people, especially men, dance together,
wearing special clothes decorated with little bells

morris dancer noun

mosh verb INFORMAL

to dance energetically and violently at a rock concert

mosher noun

partner noun
one of a pair of dancers or one of a pair who are playing a sport or a game together, especially when
the pair are playing as a team

partner verb If you partner someone in a sport, a game or a dance, you act as their partner.

smooch verb /smu:tʃ/

When two people are smooching, they are dancing slowly and very close together to slow romantic
music:
The dance floor was full of middle-aged couples smooching to slushy ballads.

smooch noun
a slow, romantic dance:
Kate had a smooch with a very attractive young man at the Christmas party.

step (FOOT MOVEMENT) noun

a particular movement that you make with your feet when you dance:
She's teaching me some basic dance steps.

studio noun
a room or building where dancing is taught or practised:
a dance studio

tango verb tangoed, tangoed

tap (dancing) noun

a type of dance in which the rhythm is marked by the noise of the dancer's shoes on the floor:
I did tap classes as well as ballet.

waltz verb
to dance a waltz

take (to) the floor

to stand and begin to dance:
The Prince and Princess were the first to take the floor.

strut your stuff

INFORMAL MAINLY HUMOROUS to dance in a confident and usually sexually exciting way,
especially trying to be noticed by other people:
Hey baby, why don't you get out on the floor and strut your stuff?