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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