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Definition of Dancing
1. Noun. Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music.
Examples of category: Sidestep, Tap, Busker, Jive, Dance, Trip The Light Fantastic, Trip The Light Fantastic Toe, Clog, Tap Dance, Belly Dance, Heel, Shimmy
Generic synonyms: Diversion, Recreation, Performing Arts
Specialized synonyms: Adagio, Break Dance, Break Dancing, Courante, Nauch, Nautch, Nautch Dance, Pavan, Pavane, Phrase, Saraband, Skank, Slam Dance, Slam Dancing, Hoofing, Step Dancing, Toe Dance, Toe Dancing, Choreography, Stage Dancing, Pas Seul, Variation, Duet, Pas De Deux, Pas De Trois, Pas De Quatre, Social Dancing, Mambo, Ceremonial Dance, Ritual Dance, Ritual Dancing
Derivative terms: Dance, Dance, Saltate, Terpsichorean
Definition of Dancing
1. p. a. & vb. n. from Dance.
Definition of Dancing
1. Adjective. Describing something or someone that is currently in the act of dancing. (See dance.) ¹
2. Noun. The activity of dancing (see the verb dance). ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of dance) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dancing
1. dance [v] - See also: dance
Medical Definition of Dancing
1. Rhythmic and patterned body movements which are usually performed to music. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dancing
Literary usage of Dancing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"86, and is whether, where '•• licence has been granted for keeping a house fir
public music, but without introducing the turds also for public dancing, ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"dancing —Continued dancing in the high-school. FI Wolfe. J Educ Demands for the
twentieth century girl—are we prepared for them? LB Otto. ..."
3. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1869)
"Another end of dancing was to teach such rules of motion as were most proper to
render the shape free and easy; to give the body a just proportion, ..."
4. History of Spanish Literature by George Ticknor (1863)
"dancing, indeed, was very early an important part of theatrical exhibitions in
Spain, even of the religious, and its importance has continued down to the ..."
5. Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1898)
"By accident my attention was at this time drawn to the hygienic value of dancing,
which I had given up in my twenty-seventh year, feeling that it was an ..."
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