This page gathers the 131 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Dance”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 2 of 2: from “samba” to “zombie dance”.
- samba noun A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
- sarabande noun A 16th-century Spanish dance.
- set noun The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- shag verb To perform the dance called the shag.
- shimmy verb To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
- shuffle noun A dance move in which the foot is scuffed back and forth across the floor.
- siciliana noun A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure.
- skidance noun A freestyle skiing event, a form of performance dance on alpine skis, performed across flats and choreographed to music.
- slide noun A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
- somatics noun Movement practices which emphasize the dancer's sensations, or which incorporate somatic therapies.
- split noun A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or…
- splits noun A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.
- spot verb To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
- swivel noun A rotating of the hips.
- tango noun A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
- tap noun One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound.
- terpsichorean adj Of or relating to dancing.
- thrashing noun Slam dancing.
- tights noun A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
- time warp noun A line dance popularized by the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which the dancers take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put…
- toe noun An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
- trot noun A moderately rapid dance.
- turtle noun A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a…
- two-step noun A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
- vogue noun A highly stylized modern dance that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1960s.
- voguing noun A stylized form of modern dance characterized by photographic-style poses integrated with angular, linear and rigid movements.
- volta noun A dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.
- wheel around verb In dancing, when a couple, holding hands, turns around 180 degrees, with the left hand dancer moving backward and the right hand dancer…
- windmill noun A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls their torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders…
- wine verb To perform a Jamaican dance, such as the Dutty Wine.
- zombie dance noun A type of dance in which participants use dance moves that mimic the undead, often combined with a masquerade and costumes.