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wikipedia|Dance (disambiguation)
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English

Etymology
From OF. #French|dance (noun), dancer#Old French|dancer (verb) (modern danse, danser), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
IPA|/d�:ns/
audio|en-us-dance.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ns|-��ns

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
2. A social gathering where dancing is designed to take place.
3. heraldry A fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister.
4. A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.

Translations
trans-top|movements to music
Arabic: ARchar|ر�ص IPAchar|(raq�)
Catalan: ball#Catalan|ball m, dansa#Catalan|dansa f
Chinese: ��, 跳� (tiàow�)
Czech: tanec m
Dutch: dans
Ewe: ɣe�u�u
Faroese: dansur m
Finnish: tanssi
French: danse f
German: Tanz m
Hebrew: ר�ק�� (riqud) m
Hindi: ना�, न�त�य
Hungarian: tánc
Ido: danso
Italian: ballo m, danza f
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Japanese: �� (���, odori), �� (���, buy�), ��� (dansu)
Korean: 춤 (chum)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: dans f, sema f, reqis f, dîlan f, govend f, dawet f
:Sorani: t|ku|����ج��|trlanja|scKUchar, t|ku|س���ا|trsamA|scKUchar
Marathi: ना�, न�त�य
Polish: taniec m
Portuguese: dança f, baile m
Russian: �ане� (tánets) m
Serbian: ples, tanac
Slovene: ples m
Spanish: baile m, danza f
Swedish: dans
Urdu: URchar|ر�ص, URchar|�ا�
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Verb
en-verb|danc|ing

1. intransitive To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

#:I danced with her all night long.

1. intransitive To leap or move rapidly with strong emotion.

#:His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke.

1. transitive To perform the steps to.

#:Have you ever danced the tango?

Translations
trans-top|move rhythmically to music
Catalan: ballar, dansar
Czech: tan�it
Dutch: dansen
Ewe: �u ɣe
Filipino: sayaw
Finnish: tanssia
French: danser
German: tanzen
Hebrew: �רק�� (lirqod)
Hindi: ना�ना, न�त�य �रना
Hungarian: táncol
Ido: dansar
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Irish: rinc
Italian: ballare, danzare
Japanese: ��
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: reqisîn, dans kirin, sema kirin,
:Sorani: t|ku|س���ا کرد�|trsamA kirdin|scKUchar
Marathi: ना�ण�, न�त�य �रण�
Polish: ta�czy�
Portuguese: dançar
Slovene: plesati
Spanish: bailar, danzar
Swedish: dansa
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Related terms
dancer
dirty dance
St. Vitus' dance|St. Vitus� dance

See also
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acrobatics
ballet
ballroom w:Ballroom|Wikipedia
cha cha b:Cha cha|Wikibooks
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disco w:Disco|Wikipedia
foxtrot
hiphop
jazz w:Jazz|Wikipedia
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modern
musical theatre
tap dancing
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French
Etymology
From E.|fr #English|dance.

Noun
dance
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