dance as in move in a graceful and rhythmical way
- "The young girl danced into the room"
dance as in 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"
Synonyms
- trip the light fantasticmove in a pattern
- trip the light fantastic toemove in a pattern
dance as in skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
- "Dancing flames"
- "The children danced with joy"
dance as in an artistic form of nonverbal communication
dance as in a party of people assembled for dancing
dance as in taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Synonyms
- dancingtaking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- terpsichore(Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song ; taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- saltation(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface ; (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species ; an abrupt transition; taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music ; a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
dance as in a party for social dancing