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单词 trance dance
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Definition of trance dance in English:

trance dance

noun ˈtrɑːns dɑːnsˈtrans dans
  • 1Originally: any of various ritual dances in which participants enter a state of trance; especially one of the Balinese sang hyang religious dances, during which gods are thought to occupy the bodies of the dancers (usually young girls).

  • 2In extended use: a dance which evokes or emulates a state of trance, or which is performed to trance-like music. Also: a dance in which the dancer aims to enter a trance, often in order to increase spiritual awareness or as a religious ritual; a dance performed while in a trance or a trance-like state.

  • 3A type of electronic dance music derived from Acid House and techno, characterized by rhythms and sounds intended to be hypnotic or trance-inducing.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Geoffrey Gorer (1905–1985), anthropologist and author. From trance + dance.

 
 

Definition of trance dance in US English:

trance dance

noun
  • 1Originally: any of various ritual dances in which participants enter a state of trance; especially one of the Balinese sang hyang religious dances, during which gods are thought to occupy the bodies of the dancers (usually young girls).

  • 2In extended use: a dance which evokes or emulates a state of trance, or which is performed to trance-like music. Also: a dance in which the dancer aims to enter a trance, often in order to increase spiritual awareness or as a religious ritual; a dance performed while in a trance or a trance-like state.

  • 3A type of electronic dance music derived from Acid House and techno, characterized by rhythms and sounds intended to be hypnotic or trance-inducing.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Geoffrey Gorer (1905–1985), anthropologist and author. From trance + dance.

 
 
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