Advanced Vocabulary - The Music for Doing Particular Dances

The Music for Doing Particular Dances

bolero noun

music a dance from Spain, performed by a man and a woman together, or the music for this dance.

bossa nova noun

music a fast dance from Brazil, or the music for this dance.

cha-cha noun

music a South American dance with short quick steps, or the music for this dance.

fandango noun

music the music for doing the fandango.

flamenco noun

music the music for a flamenco.

folk dance noun

the music for doing a folk dance.

gavotte noun

a quick dance popular in France in the 18th century.

gavotte noun

music the music for doing the gavotte.

hornpipe noun

a lively dance, traditionally performed by sailors, or the music for this dance.

jig noun

music the music for a jig.

jive noun

music music that people can dance a jive to.

mambo noun

music the music for this dance.

minuet noun

music a slow dance that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, done by a man and woman together, or the music for this dance.

polka noun

music the music for dancing the polka.

polonaise noun

music the music for dancing the polonaise.

quickstep noun

music the music for doing the quickstep.

rumba noun

music the music for doing this dance.

salsa noun

music a type of Latin-American dance music influenced by jazz and rock.

samba noun

a fast dance from Brazil.

samba noun

music the music for doing the samba.

tango noun

music the music for doing the tango.

tarantella noun

music the music for doing the tarantella.

waltz noun

the music for doing the waltz.

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