Dance

See also dāncè

English

File:Ballroom dance exhibition.jpg

A man and woman dancing.

Etymology

Middle English daunsen, from Template:Xno[[Category:Template:Xno derivations|Dance]] [[dancer#Template:Xno|dancer, dauncer]] 'to dance' (compare Old French dancier), of Template:Gem[[Category:Template:Gem derivations|Dance]] origin, from Old Low Fraconian *dansōn 'to draw, pull, gesture' (cf. Old High German dansōn 'to draw, pull'), from *dinsan (cf. Template:Odt [[þinsan#Template:Odt|þinsan]] 'to move, tear', Old High German dinsan 'to draw out', Gothic þinsan 'to drag, draw, pull'), from Proto-Germanic *þánsōnan, þánsōjanan 'to stretch out', from Proto-Germanic *þínsanan 'to stretch', from Proto-Indo-European *ten-s, tenw(ə)- 'to pull'. See thin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɑ:ns/, IPA: /dæns/
• (US) IPA: /dæns/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːns

Noun

Singular Dance

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1. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
2. A social gathering where dancing is designed to take place.
3. Template:Heraldiccharge A fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister.
4. A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
5. (uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:dance

Derived terms

terms derived from dance (noun)

dance music dirty dance

line dance St. Vitus' dance

Translations

movements to music

American Sign Language: [[V@NearPalm-FingerDown-OpenB@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp Sidetoside#Template:Ase|V@NearPalm-FingerDown-OpenB@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp Sidetoside]] Arabic: رقص ar(ar) (raqS) m. Armenian: պար hy(hy) (par) Azeri: rəqs az(az) Basque: dantza eu(eu) Bulgarian: танц bg(bg) m. Catalan: ball m., dansa f. Chinese: Mandarin: 舞蹈 cmn(cmn) (wǔdǎo), 跳舞 cmn(cmn) (tiàowǔ) Croatian: plȇs hr(hr) m. Czech: tanec cs(cs) m. Dutch: dans nl(nl) Esperanto: danco eo(eo) Ewe: ɣeɖuɖu Faroese: dansur fo(fo) m. Finnish: tanssi fi(fi) French: danse fr(fr) f. German: Tanz de(de) m. Greek: Ancient: χορός (khoros) m., βαλλισμός (vallismos) m. Modern: χορός el(el) m. (khorós) Hebrew: ריקוד (riqud) m. Hindi: नाच hi(hi), नृत्य hi(hi) Hungarian: tánc hu(hu) Ido: danso

Italian: ballo it(it) m., danza it(it) f. Japanese: 踊り ja(ja) (おどり, odori), 舞踊 ja(ja) (ぶよう, buyō), ダンス ja(ja) (dansu) Korean: 춤 (chum) Kurdish: Kurmanji: dans f., sema f., reqis f., dîlan f., govend f., dawet f. Sorani: له‌نجه‌ ku(ku) (lanja), سه‌ما ku(ku) (samA) Kyrgyz: бий ky(ky) (bij) Latvian: deja lv(lv) Marathi: नाच, नृत्य Navajo: azhish Persian: رقص fa(fa) (raghs) Polish: taniec pl(pl) m. Portuguese: dança pt(pt) f., baile pt(pt) m. Russian: танец ru(ru) (tánec) m. Scottish Gaelic: dannsa m. Serbian: ples, igranka, tanac m. Slovene: ples sl(sl) m. Spanish: baile es(es) m., danza es(es) f. Swahili: densi sw(sw) Swedish: dans sv(sv) Tajik: рақс tg(tg) (rags) Tamil: ஆடல் ta(ta), கூத்து ta(ta) (koottu), நடனம் ta(ta) (nadanam) Taos: tò’óne Turkish: dans tr(tr) Urdu: رقص ur(ur), ناچ ur(ur) Yakut: [[үҥкүү#Template:Sah|үҥкүү]] (üŋküü)

Verb

Infinitive to Dance

Third person singular danc

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Dance (third-person singular simple present danc, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

   I danced with her all night long.

2. (intransitive) To leap or move rapidly with strong emotion.

   His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke.

3. (transitive) To perform the steps to.

   Have you ever danced the tango?

Derived terms

• dancer
• dirty dance
• line dance

Translations

move rhythmically to music

American Sign Language: [[V@NearPalm-FingerDown-OpenB@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp Sidetoside#Template:Ase|V@NearPalm-FingerDown-OpenB@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp Sidetoside]] Ancient Greek: χορεύω, βαλλίζω Arabic: رقص ar(ar) (ráqaSa) Armenian: պարել hy(hy) (parel) Basque: dantza egin eu(eu) Bulgarian: танцувам bg(bg) Catalan: ballar, dansar Chinese: Mandarin: 跳舞 cmn(cmn) (tiàowǔ) Croatian: plésati hr(hr) Czech: tančit cs(cs), tancovat cs(cs) Danish: danse da(da) Dutch: dansen nl(nl) Egyptian: [[ḫb#Template:Egy|Template:Egyp]] <hiero>x-b-A32</hiero> Esperanto: danci eo(eo) Ewe: ɖu ɣe Filipino: sayaw Finnish: tanssia fi(fi) French: danser fr(fr) German: tanzen de(de) Greek: χορεύω el(el) (chorévo) Hebrew: רָקַד he(he) (rakád)

Hindi: नाचना, नृत्य करना Hungarian: táncol hu(hu) Ido: dansar Irish: rinc ga(ga) Italian: ballare it(it), danzare it(it) Japanese: 踊る ja(ja) (odoru), ダンスする ja(ja) (dansu-surú) Kurdish: Kurmanji: reqisîn, dans kirin, sema kirin, Sorani: سه‌ما کردن ku(ku) (samA kirdin) Marathi: नाचणे, नृत्य करणे Polish: tańczyć pl(pl) Portuguese: dançar pt(pt) Russian: танцевать ru(ru) (tancevát') (impf.), плясать ru(ru) (pljasát') (impf.) Scottish Gaelic: danns Slovene: plesati sl(sl) Spanish: bailar es(es), danzar es(es) Swahili: densi sw(sw) Swedish: dansa sv(sv) Tamil: ஆடு ta(ta) (aadu) Tamil: alternate word: கூத்தாடு ta(ta) (koottaadu) Tamil: alternate word: நடனமாடு ta(ta) (nadanamaadu) Turkish: dans etmek tr(tr) Welsh: dawnsio cy(cy) West Frisian: dûnsje !Xóõ: ǀxaã

See also

• Appendix:Dances

acrobatics ballet ballroom cha cha

disco foxtrot hiphop jazz

modern musical theatre tap dancing terpsichorean

External links

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Anagrams

• acden,
• acned
• Caden
• caned

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French

Etymology

From English dance.

Noun

Dance f (usually uncountable)

1. dance music

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Galician

Verb

Dance

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of danzar.
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of danzar.

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Portuguese

Verb

Dance

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb dançar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb dançar.
3. First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of verb dançar.
4. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb dançar.
5. First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of verb dançar.
6. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb dançar.

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Spanish

Verb

Dance (infinitive danzar)

1. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of danzar.
2. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of danzar.
3. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of danzar.

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