dancing
nounUK /ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ/ · US /ˈdæns.ɪŋ/
1
The activity of taking part in a dance.
2
Historical A dance club in France.
- New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.2001, William Alfred Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars, →ISBN, page 56:
- Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris, →ISBN, page 44:
- Derived terms
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