单词 | maxina |
释义 | Maxinan. A type of ballroom dance in common time, introduced in England in 1917. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > ballroom dancing > [noun] > others quickstep1793 turkey-trot1839 racket1880 Military Schottische1882 veleta1900 military two-step1911 one-step1911 spot dance1911 Paul Jones1914 foxtrot1915 foxtrotting1916 Maxina1917 Boston two-step1918 slow foxtrot1918 twinkle1920 camel-walk1921 Charleston1923 slop1962 1917 Dancing Times Sept. 379/2 The dance competition on Thursday was somewhat shorter than usual... The result was: ‘Maxina’, first certificate: Madame Low Hurndall (London); ‘The Jutland’, second certificate. 1949 V. Silvester Old Time Dancing 80 The Maxina was introduced at a competition for a new dance organised by the British Association of Teachers of Dancing in 1917, and was awarded the first prize. 1977 N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. i. 10/4 Bob Cunis' veleta—or should it be maxina?—footwork on his approach at the crease may have originated in ‘Bluey's’ subsequent footwork on the mat. 1999 Canberra Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. a7 They danced the Maxina, and then the Valetta Waltz with dads and mums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917 |
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