This page gathers the 158 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Dancing”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 2 of 2: from “mixtape” to “zombie dance”.
- mixtape noun An independently assembled or distributed project, frequently featuring original tracks, freestyles, remixes, or performances over existing…
- monkey noun A dance popularized by Major Lance in 1963, now usually only its upper-body dance move involving exaggerated drumming motions.
- moonrun noun A dance move (or something similar or analogous) in which one slides backwards while appearing as if one was running forwards.
- moonwalk noun A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
- Morisco noun The morris dance.
- mudra noun Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
- Paduan noun A stately Spanish dance.
- pas de deux noun A dance performed by two dancers.
- pavane noun A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter.
- pedestrian adj Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.
- phrase noun A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance.
- polonaise noun A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
- pop verb To perform the popping style of dance.
- quadrille noun A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
- reel noun A lively dance originating in Scotland.
- rigadoon noun A quickstep dance for two people.
- robot noun A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
- rock and roll noun A style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music.
- round dance noun A dance for couples with a whirling or revolving motion, such as the waltz or polka.
- salsa noun Any of several dances performed to salsa music.
- salsero noun A salsa dancer.
- samba noun A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
- sarabande noun A 16th-century Spanish dance.
- set verb To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing them and moving first to one side and then to the other, while they do the opposite.
- 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.
- spit verb To rap, to utter.
- spitter noun Rapper, emcee.
- 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.
- steamer noun A stolen vehicle.
- 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.
- throwdown noun A performance by a rapper or DJ that is intended to be particularly hardcore or intense.
- 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.
- trife noun A trivial matter or matters.
- 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.
- up north adv In jail, in prison.
- 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.