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How to pronounce dance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Type of move
Has types waltz around, belly dance, boogie, bop, break, break-dance, break dance, bump, cakewalk, cha-cha, charleston, clog, conga, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, disco, folk dance, foxtrot, grind, heel, hoof, jig, jitterbug, jive, kick, mambo, mosh, one-step, polka, quickstep, rhumba, rumba, samba, shag, shimmy, skank, slam, slam dance, square dance, tango, tap, tap dance, tapdance, thrash, twist, two-step, waltz, bebop
Derivation dancer, dancing


My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio.
Type Words
Synonyms dancing, saltation, terpsichore
Type of diversion, recreation, performing arts
Has types variation, courante, mambo, hoofing, adagio, duet, pas de deux, ceremonial dance, break dancing, nautch dance, nautch, choreography, pavane, nauch, break dance, phrase, pavan, pas seul, ritual dance, ritual dancing, pas de trois, saraband, skank, slam dance, slam dancing, social dancing, stage dancing, step dancing, pas de quatre, toe dance, toe dancing
Type Words
Type of art, fine art
Has types extension, choreography
Type Words
Type of party
Has types record hop, ball, barn dance, formal, hop, rave
Type Words
Type of party
Has types ball
Type Words
Type of move
Has types sashay, capriole, glissade, chasse
Verb group trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic
Derivation dancer


The young girl danced into the room.
Type Words
Type of move


The children danced with joy.

Examples of dance

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They've banged on African drums, played African music and learned African dance.
From the thenewstribune.com
Station Camp dance teacher Cheri Leonard said the sessions enriched the program.
From the tennessean.com
White columns stand around the bar and beneath the balcony over the dance floor.
From the dailyherald.com
I help an African dance teacher in Cambridge once a week and teach older people.
From the timesunion.com
Dance and cheer athletes from more than 30 schools and recreation teams compete.
From the courier-journal.com
Students sing, dance and act in the stage version of Dr. Seuss'children's books.
From the post-gazette.com
You were hired by a lot of these dance halls and clubs to fill the dance floors.
From the kentucky.com
The wooden soldiers dance is amazing, and it's been part of the show since 1933.
From the sacbee.com
Males perform an elaborate dance before doing battle to size up the competition.
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More examples
  • Move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"
  • An artistic form of nonverbal communication
  • A party of people assembled for dancing
  • 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"
  • Dancing: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
  • Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
  • Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.
  • Dance! is a song included on the album FIFA World Cup 2006 Soundtrack. It features R&B artist Lumidee and Fatman Scoop and it samples the chorus from Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody".
  • Dancu00E9 may refer to the following places in France: