Meaning of dance In English

• 0 to move the body and feet to music:

  • We danced all night.

  • We went dancing at a club.

  • What kind of music do you like dancing to?

  • Who was she dancing with at the party last night?

  • Can you dance the tango?

  • We played our music and danced the night away.

  • The daffodils were dancing in the breeze.

  • She watched the sunlight dancing on the water.

• 1 a particular series of movements that you perform to music or the type of music that is connected with it:

  • The band played a slow dance.

  • They're having an end-of-term dinner-dance.

  • UK We had a dance.

  • The bride's father gets the first dance at the wedding.

  • a dance class

  • The performers tell the story through song and dance.

• 2 to move the body and feet in rhythm to music:

  • [ I ] Who was she dancing with at the party?

  • [ T ] They danced a waltz.

  • [ I ] Sunlight danced on the water.

• 3 an act of dancing, or a particular set of movements:

  • [ C ] “May I have this dance?” he asked.

  • [ C ] The next dance will be a waltz.

  • [ U ] Do you take dance lessons?

  • [ C ] the eighth-grade dance