| 单词 | dance |
| 释义 | dance (once / 51 pages) nv A dance is a series of movements — sometimes choreographed, but sometimes not — where the person moves in time to music. Rumba, tango, disco, swing, and ballet are all examples of types of dances. If you move in a rhythmic manner — especially to music — you can use the verb dance to explain your actions. As a noun, a dance can be a social occasion, held by a school or by some other organization, where music is played and people gather to dance or just hang out. In fact, sometimes there is no actual dancing at a dance — especially when young teenagers feel awkward around one another. WORD FAMILYdance: danceable, danced, dancer, dances, dancing+/dancer: dancers/dancing: dancings USAGE EXAMPLESAround us a ballroom of people were laughing and eating and dancing. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Her breakthrough video, Station, was shot, without permission, at a local railway station, with Nadia dancing nonchalantly on the tracks as a train pulled in. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Lily danced in the leaves while I spoke to a hippy from Turkey. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music Syn|Hypo|Hyper dancing, saltation, terpsichore adagio a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers break dance, break dancinga form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music courantea court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats nauch, nautch, nautch dancean intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls pavan, pavanea stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries phrasedance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence sarabanda stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time skanka rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees slam dance, slam dancinga form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock hoofing, step dancingdancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures toe dance, toe dancinga dance performed on tiptoe choreography, stage dancinga show involving artistic dancing pas seul, variation(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure duet, pas de deux(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) pas de trois(ballet) a dance for three people pas de quatre(ballet) a dance for four people social dancingdancing as part of a social occasion mamboa Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancinga dance that is part of a religious ritual tap dance, tap dancinga dance step tapped out audibly with the feet ballet, concert dancea theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers modern dancea style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings apache dancea violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld) belly dance, belly dancing, danse du ventrea Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen boleroa Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets cakewalka strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake cancana high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line nude dancingerotic dancing with little or no clothing jitterbuga jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s lindy, lindy hopan energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) fandangoa provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets flamenco, gypsy dancinga style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet gavottean old formal French dance in quadruple time habaneraa Cuban dance in duple time shaga lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn shimmylively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips stompa dance involving a rhythmical stamping step tarantella, tarantellea lively whirling Italian dance for two persons twistsocial dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s ballroom dance, ballroom dancingany of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom folk dance, folk dancinga style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) apache devil dancea ritual dance of the Apache dance of death, danse macabrea medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave ghost dancea religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead pyrrhican ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare rain dancea ritual dance intended to bring rain snake dancea ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked sun dancea ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice war dancea ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates performing artsarts or skills that require public performance 2n an artistic form of nonverbal communication Hypo|Hyper extension the ability to raise the working leg high in the air choreographythe representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes art, fine art the products of human creativity; works of art collectively 3n a party of people assembled for dancing Hypo|Hyper ball the people assembled at a lavish formal dance party a group of people gathered together for pleasure 4n a party for social dancing Hypo|Hyper ball, formal a lavish dance requiring formal attire barn dancea dance party featuring country dancing hop, record hopan informal dance where popular music is played ravea dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played cotilion, cotilliona ball at which young ladies are presented to society fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade balla ball at which guests wear costumes and masks prom, promenadea formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year party an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment 5v move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio Syn|Hypo|Hyper trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe jive dance to jive music; dance the jive hoofdance in a professional capacity clogdance a clog dance tap danceperform a tap dance belly danceperform a belly dance heelperform with the heels shimmydance a shimmy bebop, bopdance the bebop bumpdance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward twistdo the twist waltz, waltz arounddance a waltz tap, tapdancedance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes tangodance a tango shagdance the shag foxtrotdance the foxtrot contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-danceperform a contradance break, break dance, break-dancedo a break dance cakewalkperform the cakewalk dance congadance the conga sambadance the samba two-stepdance the two-step Charlestondance the Charleston boogiedance to boogie music cha-chadance the cha-cha discodance to disco music mambodance a mambo polkadance a polka one-stepdance the one-step rhumba, rumbadance the rhumba mosh, slam, slam dance, thrashdance the slam dance jigdance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions jitterbugdo the jitterbug folk danceperform a folk-dance square dancedance in formation quickstepperform a quickstep kickkick a leg up skankdance the skank grinddance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 6v move in a graceful and rhythmical way The young girl danced into the room Syn|Hypo|Hyper trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance glissade perform a glissade, in ballet chasse, sashayperform a chasse step, in ballet caprioleperform a capriole, in ballet move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 7v skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways Dancing flames The children danced with joy Hyper move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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