dance

dance1 [ dæns ] verb ***

1. ) intransitive to move your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music:

I was too shy at first to ask you to dance.

dance with: Who was that you were dancing with?

dance to: They danced to the music of a 14-piece band.

a ) transitive to perform a particular type of dance:

Two couples were left on the floor, dancing a waltz.

2. ) intransitive dance around/across/away etc. if a person or animal dances somewhere, they move there in a lively graceful way, usually because they are happy or full of energy

3. ) intransitive if something dances, it makes a series of quick light movements:

Flames danced in the fireplace.

dance attendance on someone BRITISH

to behave like someone's servant by being always ready to do what they ask you to do

dance the night away

to spend the whole night dancing

dance

dance 2 [ dæns ] noun ***

1. ) count a social event where there is music for people to dance to:

the high school's annual dance

2. ) count a pattern of movements that you make with your feet and your body, following the sound of music:

do a dance: They did traditional square dances.

3. ) count a piece of music written or played for people to dance to:

Outside a band was playing the Floral Dance.

dance tunes

4. ) uncount the activity or job of dancing in order to entertain an audience:

She teaches drama and dance.

a dance teacher/school/class

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