1 [C] a series of movements and steps that are usually performed to music; a particular example of these movements and steps:
a dance class / routine * Find a partner and practise these new dance steps. * Do you know any other Latin American dances? * The next dance will be a waltz.
2 [U] the art of dancing, especially for entertainment:
an evening of drama, music and dance * modern / classical dance * a dance company / troupe
3 [C] an act of dancing:
Let's have a dance. * He did a little dance of triumph.
4 [C] a social event at which people dance:
We hold a dance every year to raise money for charity.
5 [C] a piece of music for dancing to:
The band finished with a few slow dances.
IDIOMS see LEAD٠v., SONG
Part of speech: verb
1 [V] to move your body to the sound and rhythm of music:
Do you want to dance? * He asked me to dance. * They stayed up all night singing and dancing. * They danced to the music of a string quartet. * Ruth danced all evening with Richard. * Ruth and Richard danced together all evening.
2 [VN] to do a particular type of dance:
to dance the tango * to dance a waltz * He was so excited about the good news that he danced a little jig.
3 [V] to move in a lively way:
The children danced around her. * The sun shone on the sea and the waves danced and sparkled. * The words danced before her tired eyes.
IDIOMS
dance attendance on sb (BrE, formal) to be with sb and do things to help and please them
dance the night away to dance for the whole evening or night
dance to sb's tune (BrE) to do whatever sb tells you to
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for dance is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is dance a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, dance is tagged as noun.
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