fox-trot

fox′ trot`

n. 1. a ballroom dance in duple meter characterized by various combinations of slow and quick steps. 2. a pace, as of a horse, consisting of a series of short steps. [1870–75, Amer.]

fox′-trot`

v.i. -trot•ted, -trot•ting. to dance a fox trot. [1915–20]

fox-trot

A twentieth-century American ballroom dance that consists of easy walking steps to syncopated rhythms.

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Noun

fox-trot - a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequencesfoxtrotballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom

Fox-Trot

a ballroom dance in duple time. The fox-trot originated in 1912 in the USA and became popular in Europe after World War I. Based on the two-step, it is characterized by a small sliding step, syncopated rhythm, and metrically even movements varied by the dancers. In the mid-1920’s the quick fox-trot, or quickstep, appeared, and the ordinary fox-trot came to be called the slow fox-trot. The music to the fox-trot is a typical form of jazz music.

fox-trot

noun

Synonyms for fox-trot

noun a ballroom dance in quadruple time

Synonyms

foxtrot

Related Words

ballroom dance
ballroom dancing

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