move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps
the action or state of going regularly to or being present at a place or event
a competition, or a round in a competition, in which a number of dancers compete against each other until a winner is declared
a dance in which the female performer is apparently nude and remains partly concealed throughout by large fans
an erotic dance or striptease performed close to, or sitting on the lap of, a paying customer
a dance performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, characterized by rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels
an occasion consisting of afternoon tea with dancing, originating in 19th-century society
a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or to celebrate victory
a dance originating in the Middle East, typically performed by a woman and involving undulating movements of the belly and rapid gyration of the hips
a dance performed in clogs with rhythmic beating of the feet, especially as a traditional dance in Ireland, Scotland, and the North of England
a band that plays music suitable for dancing to, especially swing
a card bearing the names of a woman’s prospective partners at a formal dance
an area of uncarpeted floor in a nightclub, disco, or restaurant reserved for dancing
a large public hall or building where people pay to enter and dance
a dance performed as part of Buddhist ritual in Sri Lanka and Tibet, for the invocation, propitiation, or exorcism of spirits
a popular dance considered as part of the tradition of a particular people or area
an American Indian religious cult of the second half of the 19th century, based on the performance of a ritual dance, which, it was believed, would drive away white people and restore the traditional lands and way of life
a traditional Chinese dance in which the dancers are masked and costumed to resemble lions
a ritual dance to summon rain, as practised by some Pueblo Indians and other peoples
take part in a form of dancing to rock music in which people deliberately collide with one another
a dance in which the performers handle live snakes or imitate the motions of snakes, in particular a ritual dance of the North American Hopi Indians involving the handling of live rattlesnakes
a dance in which the performers brandish swords or step around swords laid on the ground, originally as a tribal preparation for war or as a victory celebration