dance
n. countablen. a series of movements you do with your body, usually to music. It can be a formal performance or just for fun at a party.
n. a series of rhythmic steps and movements performed to music. Often used to describe a specific style or a social event where people gather to move to music.
They shared a slow dance at the wedding.
The school is hosting a formal dance in the gym to celebrate the end of the year.
The choreographer blended classical ballet with modern street dance to create a performance that felt both traditional and entirely new.
From Middle English dauncen, from Anglo-Norman dauncer, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre, of uncertain origin. Displaced Old English sealtian, and partially displaced Old English hlēapan (“to leap, dance, run”) (whence modern leap). Doublet of danza.
Related to dancy, dancetté, French danché.
Commonly used with the verb 'do' or 'have'.