dimanche 17 février 2013

Advanced Vocabulary - Types of Dance


Types of Dance 

belly dance noun
a dance from the Middle East performed by a woman using controlled movements of the hips and stomach.

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

boogie noun
a dance to fast popular music.

bop noun
British informal a dance to popular music.

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

can-can noun
a dance performed by a line of women in which they kick their legs high.

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

Charleston noun
a fast dance that was popular in the 1920s.

conga noun
a Latin American dance performed in a line with each person’s hands on the hips of the person in front of them.

dance noun
a pattern of movements that you make with your feet and your body, following the sound of music.

dancing noun
the activity of moving your feet and your body in a pattern of movements that follows the sound of music.

fandango noun
a fast dance from Spain, done by a man and a woman together.

flamenco noun
a traditional lively dance from Spain.

foxtrot noun
a dance done by two people together in which some slow steps are followed by some quick steps. The music for this type of dance is also called a foxtrot.

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

Highland fling noun
a lively traditional dance from the Scottish Highlands performed by one person.

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

jig noun
a fast traditional dance that involves a lot of small jumping steps.

jitterbug noun
a very fast dance of the 1940s in which two people hold hands and do many different steps.

jive noun
a dance to fast music that became popular in the 1930s and 1940s in which a man and a woman hold hands and the man swings the woman round.

lambada noun
a dance from Brazil, done by a man and a woman who both make slow movements with their hips.

lapdance noun
a dance with sexual movements close to someone or in someone’s lap , usually by a dancer at a nightclub.

the limbo noun
a dance from the Caribbean in which people bend backwards and go under a stick that is moved lower as the dance continues. It is often also called limbo dancing.

mambo noun
music a dance from Cuba, done by a man and a woman together.

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.

the polka noun
a fast lively dance for people dancing in pairs, popular in the 19th century.

the polonaise noun
a slow dance from Poland in which the dancers perform a formal march.

quadrille noun
a slow formal dance done by several people who form a square.

quickstep noun
a dance with short fast steps, done by a man and a woman together.

reel noun
a traditional scottish dance.

rumba noun
a dance from Cuba, done by a man and a woman together.

salsa noun
a dance performed to salsa music.

samba noun
a fast dance from Brazil.

square dance noun
a traditional dance from North America in which groups of men and women in pairs form a square while they are dancing.

sword dance noun
a traditional Scottish dance in which you dance around two crossed swords laid on the floor.

tango noun
a dance from Argentina, done by a man and a woman who hold each other very tightly with their cheeks sometimes touching.

tarantella noun
a fast Italian dance in which you spin round and round.

the twist noun
music a dance to fast music that was popular in the 1960s, in which people twist their bodies from side to side.

two-step noun
a fast dance that a man and woman do together.

the waltz noun
a dance in which a pair of dancers turns continuously while moving around the dance floor.

war dance noun
a dance that members of some tribes traditionally performed before or after a battle.




total words = 41




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