dance

Definitions

1. noun

   A set of body movements, usually done to music.

   Examples

   • She learned a new dance at school.
   • He does a funny dance with his friends.
2. noun

   A party where people dance.

   Examples

   • They held a dance in the school gym.
   • She wore her best dress to the dance.
3. noun

   The art and study of dancing.

   Examples

   • She has given her life to dance.
   • He studied dance at a famous school.
4. noun

   A short way to say electronic dance music.

   Examples

   • The club plays dance every Friday night.
   • He mostly listens to dance when he works out.
5. noun

   A piece of music made for dancing.

   Examples

   • The band played a lively dance to end the show.
   • The orchestra played a traditional dance from the region.
6. noun

   A careful contest of skill between two rivals.

   Examples

   • The talks became a careful dance of offers and replies.
   • Their rivalry was a quiet dance of moves and counter moves.
7. noun

   A hard or tricky task that takes careful moves.

   Examples

   • Getting both sides to agree was quite a dance.
   • The merger talks became a delicate dance.
8. noun

   The pattern of movements a honey bee makes to tell others where food is.

   Examples

   • The bee's dance told the hive where the flowers were.
   • Scientists worked out the meaning of the waggle dance.
9. verb

   To move your body in time to music.

   Examples

   • I danced with her all night long.
   • These drum beats make me want to dance!
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10. verb

    To move lightly and quickly.

    Examples

    • His eyes danced with joy as he spoke.
    • Sunlight danced on the water.