Dictionary entry details
• DANCING (noun)
Meaning:
Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dancing; terpsichore; dance; saltation
Hypernyms ("dancing" is a kind of...):
diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)
performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)
Domain member category:
sidestep (a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing))
heel (perform with the heels)
belly dance (perform a belly dance)
tap dance (perform a tap dance)
clog (dance a clog dance)
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
jive (dance to jive music; dance the jive)
busker (a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing))
tap (a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing))
shimmy (dance a shimmy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dancing"):
adagio (a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers)
mambo (a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba)
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
pas de quatre ((ballet) a dance for four people)
pas de trois ((ballet) a dance for three people)
duet; pas de deux ((ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble))
pas seul; variation ((ballet) a solo dance or dance figure)
choreography; stage dancing (a show involving artistic dancing)
toe dance; toe dancing (a dance performed on tiptoe)
hoofing; step dancing (dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures)
slam dance; slam dancing (a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock)
skank (a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees)
saraband (a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time)
phrase (dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence)
pavan; pavane (a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries)
nauch; nautch; nautch dance (an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls)
break dance; break dancing (a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music)
ceremonial dance; ritual dance; ritual dancing (a dance that is part of a religious ritual)
