dance of Macabre: the Dance of Death (see dance, n. 6c).

A kind of lively dance. Obsolete. rare.

A kind of dance.

A Scottish name applied to some dances.

The name of a dance; also of a dance-tune.

A kind of dance.

The name of a dance, apparently Irish. ‘With a fading’ was the refrain of a popular song of an indecent character.

Name of a kind of dance.

? a dance set to a ‘ground’ or ground-bass.

An individual dance within a larger segment of a masque, ballet, or other performance; spec. a dance serving as an introduction or interlude. Cf. e…

A dance or game of some kind (not identified).

Any of various choreographed dances, or dance sequences, performed either at a social gathering or on the stage, often to a specific piece of…

a type of lively Irish dance; cf. Irish jig n.

A kind of boisterous dance known in mid 17th cent. England, and perhaps identical with the cushion-dance (cushion-dance, n.) or trenchmore (trenchmore…

an obsolete dance.

A kind of dance. Obsolete. rare.

A slow musical composition written in triple time, usually consisting of continuous variations over a ground bass. Also: an early kind of Spanish…

A dance of a simple kind in which the feet are shuffled along the floor; spec. a modern popular dance to jazz or rock and roll music, evolved…

= passacaglia, n.

slang. ‘A kind of somersault in which the performer throws himself over on his hands and feet alternately’; also, ‘a peculiar rollicking dance…

An obsolete dance, or the music to which it was danced, moderately slow, and usually in 3–4 time. ‘The chaconne served as finale to a ballet or…

Applied to a kind of dance. Obsolete.

‘a rough dance’ (N.).

Some kind of dance.

any of various folk dances in which a dancer carries one or two sticks and (in some dances) strikes the sticks of other dancers.

the name of a dance.

an infantile or untrained dance; (later) a dance performed by a very young child.

A sailor's song or its tune; a dance to this tune. Now historical and rare.

A kind of dance: see quot. 1775. Obsolete. rare.

Chiefly Scottish. A type of country dance, typically performed as the last dance at a ball. Also called bumpkin brawly. Now historical and rare.

= Dance of Death at dance, n. 6c. Also figurative.

= furry, n.2 In combination, as Flora('s) dance, Flora('s) day.

A dance performed to goombay drums or goombay music.

a dance blindfold among eggs; figurative an intricate and difficult task.

(a) one of an evening's dances after which the men escort their partners to supper; (b) a dancing party at which supper is served.

any of various dances performed in New Orleans, the Caribbean, and South America, which are influenced by African dance traditions; = sense B. 1.

some kind of dance.

(see quot. 1833).

A kind of lively dance. Obsolete.

Any of various dances performed in New Orleans, the Caribbean, and South America, which are influenced by African dance traditions.

Apparently: a dance in which the dancers move in intricate patterns. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete.

A festival observed at Helston, Cornwall, on the eighth of May; also, a peculiar dance used on that occasion. (The W. Cornwall Gloss. gives faddy and…

(see quot.).

(With initial capital.) An uproarious kind of dance. Also Stampede Dance (in quot. 1950, a dancing-party).

The action of moving the feet along the ground without lifting them; the dragging and scraping of feet over a surface.

any of various dances incorporating frog-like movements; spec. †= frogs' hornpipe n. (obsolete).

(See quot. 1873.)

a dance in which the participants hold ribbons, which are plaited and unplaited in the course of the dance.

The act or an instance of dancing with a partner to music of a slow tempo, esp. while holding him or her closely in a romantic or intimate manner.

A dance performed as a stage entertainment in imitation of the movement of a snake or involving the handling of a snake.

any of various dances inspired by an animal or incorporating animal skins.

Soft-shoe dancing; a soft-shoe dance.

A dance characterized by an exaggeratedly upright carriage of the body, strutting movements, and intricate steps and high kicks, performed to…

floral dance, the furry dance of Helston (see furry, n.2). Cf. flora, n. additions b.

A dance performed by a group of people linked together in a long line and moving about in a zig-zag fashion, as at parties, celebrations, etc…

a violent dance for two people in which the partners are dressed as apaches; cf. sense 2.

a large and ferocious bear, Ursus horribilis, peculiar to the mountainous districts of western North America; also, the name of an American dance in…

= sense A. 3c.

= jazz dance n.; the action of performing this.

Any of various styles of dance performed to or associated with jazz music; spec. (a) (frequently with the) a ragtime dance (now rare); (b) a dance…

a dance performed in celebration of wine.

a dance resembling the walk of a camel.

Also attributive, esp. as furry dance, furry day.

intransitive.

A dance or mime expressing a theme or telling a story.

The action of performing a trance dance (in any sense); dancing in a trance. Cf. trance dance, n.

A dance which involves close physical contact between partners. Cf. touch-dance, v.

A kind of dance.

Originally: a kind of exaggeratedly slow dance considered to be characteristic of the movement of an astronaut walking on the moon. Later esp.: a…

The action of performing the moonwalk (see moonwalk, n. 2).

Originally: a display of footwork signifying membership of the urban street gang, the Crips. Later also: a dance featuring nimble footwork which…

= pantsula, n. 2.