…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 by North American Indians in honour of the sun…
…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…
…a traditional type of social English dance, in particular one performed by couples facing each other in long lines…
…a formal social event in which guests have dinner, followed by dancing…
…(in South Africa) a dance developed and performed by mineworkers, mimicking military marching…
…a free expressive style of dancing that developed in the early 20th century as a reaction to classical ballet. In recent years it has included elements not usually associated with dance, such as speech and film…
…a lively traditional English dance performed out of doors by groups known as ‘sides’. Dancers wear a distinctive costume that is mainly black and white and has small bells attached, and often carry handkerchiefs or sticks…
…a country dance of US origin that starts with four couples facing one another in a square, with the steps and movements shouted out by a caller…
…a waggling movement performed by a honeybee at the hive or nest, to indicate to other bees the direction and distance of a source of food…
…a style of ballet deriving inspiration from national or folk dances, or interpreting and representing a particular profession, mode of living, or personality…
…a medieval allegorical representation in which a personified Death leads all types of people to the grave, intended to emphasize the equality of all before death…
…cause someone a great deal of trouble or worry…
…do one’s utmost to please someone by attending to all their requests…
…a style of theatrical dance performed to jazz or popular music…
…a type of popular music intended for dancing to in clubs, typically having a repetitive beat and a synthesized backing track that features sound samples…
