Advanced Vocabulary - To Dance

To Dance

boogie verb

informal to dance to fast popular music.

bop verb

British informal to dance to popular music.

cavort verb

mainly journalism to play, dance, or have fun with someone, especially in a sexual way.

cut in

if someone cuts in when you are dancing with someone, they start dancing with the person you were dancing with.

dance verb

to move your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music.

dance verb

to perform a particular type of dance.

disco verb

to dance to disco music.

gyrate verb

often humorous to dance, especially in a sexual way.

jig verb

to dance a jig.

jive verb

to dance a jive.

mosh verb

informal to dance to rock music in a way that involves using a lot of movement and energy.

pogo verb

to do a dance in which you jump up and down.

rock verb

informal to play or dance to rock music.

shimmy verb

to move your shoulders and hips from side to side as you dance or walk.

tango verb

to dance the tango.

waltz verb

to dance a waltz, or to lead someone in dancing a waltz.

conga verb

       to dance the conga.a Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar, usually performed by a number of people in single file.

polka verb

        to dance a polka. a 19th-century Bohemian dance with three steps and a hop, in fast duple time.

dance the night away

to spend the whole night dancing.

trip the light fantastic

humorous to dance.

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