Definition of Dances. Meaning of Dances. Synonyms of Dances

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Definition of Dances

Dance
Dance Dance, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v. i.] 1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music. 2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc. Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older writers, of many proceedings besides dancing. Of remedies of love she knew parchance For of that art she couth the olde dance. --Chaucer. Dance of Death (Art), an allegorical representation of the power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high, and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton. Morris dance. See Morris. To lead one a dance, to cause one to go through a series of movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a dance not understood.

Meaning of Dances from wikipedia

- Balinese dance today. Islam began to spread to the Indonesian archipelago when indigenous dances and dharma dances were still po****r. Artists and dancers still...
- A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual...
- "Land of a Thousand Dances" (or "Land of 1000 Dances") is a song written and first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Chris Kenner in 1962. It...
- Dance, Dance, Dance may refer to: "Dance, Dance, Dance" (The Beach Boys song), a 1964 song by the Beach Boys "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Neil Young song),...
- statistics for "Dances with Wolves" at imdb.com "Dances with Wolves (1990)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 7, 2023. "Dances with Wolves...
- classical dance forms. Encyclopædia Britannica mentions six dances. The Sangeet Natak Akademi has given recognition to eight Indian dances. The Indian...
- and folk dances by origin. Most po****r styles: tap, lyrical, and jazz Cakewalk Patting juba Stepping Tap dancing Jazz dance Moonwalk Belly dance Raqs Sharqi...
- Novelty and fad dances are dances which are typically characterized by a short burst of po****rity. Some of them, like the Twist, Y.M.C.A. and the Hokey...
- written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms's own Hungarian Dances and were orchestrated at the request of Dvořák's...
- The Polovtsian dances, or Polovetsian dances (Russian: Половецкие пляски, tr. Polovetskie plyaski from the Russian "Polovtsy" – the name used by the Rus'...