| 单词 | dance |
| 释义 | dance (dɑːns , dæns ) Word forms: dances , dancing , danced 1. verb A2 When you dance, you move your body and feet in a way which follows a rhythm, usually in time to music. Polly had never learned to dance. [VERB] I like to dance to the music on the radio. [VERB + to] Synonyms: prance, rock, trip, swing 2. countable noun A2 A dance is a particular series of graceful movements of your body and feet, which you usually do in time to music. Sometimes the people doing this dance hold brightly colored scarves. She describes the tango as a very sexy dance. 3. verb A2 When you dance with someone, the two of you take part in a dance together, as partners. You can also say that two people dance. It's a terrible thing when nobody wants to dance with you. [VERB + with] Shall we dance? [VERB] He asked her to dance. [VERB] Dance is also a noun. Come and have a dance with me. 4. countable noun A2 A dance is a social event where people dance with each other. She often went to parties and dances at Littlecote. ...the school dance. Synonyms: ball, social, hop [informal], disco 5. uncountable noun A2 Dance is the activity of performing dances, as a public entertainment or an art form. She loves dance, drama and music. The story is told through dance. ...dance classes. 6. verb B2 If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it. Then we put the music on, and we all danced the Charleston. [VERB noun] They will dance two performances of Ashton's 'Romeo and Juliet'. [VERB noun] 7. verb If you dance somewhere, you move there lightly and quickly, usually because you are happy or excited. [literary] He danced off down the road. [VERB adverb/preposition] Amy went and kissed him, and then danced out of his reach. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: caper, trip, spring, jump 8. verb If you say that something dances, you mean that it moves about, or seems to move about, lightly and quickly. [literary] Light danced on the surface of the water. [VERB adverb/preposition] She read it slowly, but the words danced before her eyes. [VERB adverb/preposition] 9. to lead someone a merry dance phrase [VERB inflects] If someone leads you a merry dance, they make you do things over a long period of time which cause you problems and do not benefit you in any way. [British, old-fashioned] 10. to dance to someone's tune phrase If you say that someone is dancing to someone else's tune, you mean that they are allowing themselves to be controlled by the other person. [disapproval] Supermarkets buy meat at the lowest price and farmers have been forced to dance to their tune. 11. to make a song and dance about phrase If you say that someone is making a song and dance about something, you mean they are making an unnecessary fuss about it. [British, informal, disapproval] He used his money to help others–but he never made a song and dance about it. Quotations: There are many kinds of dances, but all those requiring the participation of the two sexes have two characteristics in common; they are conspicuously innocent, and warmly loved by the viciousThe Devil's Dictionary Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic roundComus Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itselfThe Dance of Life On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with flying feetChilde Harold's Pilgrimage Idioms: lead someone a merry dance [British] to deliberately make a lot of difficulties for someone who is trying to achieve something When I tried to find out who was in charge, they led me a merry dance, sending me from one department to another before I found the right person to talk to. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make a song and dance about something [mainly British] to react in a very anxious, excited, or angry way to something that is not important Jan made a great song and dance about the change of plan at first, but she calmed down soon enough. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers dance to someone's tune to do whatever someone wants or tells you to do, usually without questioning them or hesitating. This expression is often used to criticize someone for allowing themselves to be controlled in this way. Supermarkets buy huge quantities of meat from farmers, but at the lowest possible price. So farmers have, unfortunately, been forced to dance to their tune. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: dance ensemble At that time it was a 22-member dance ensemble. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also graduated from her piano studies at music school and danced in the school's dance ensemble for 10 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Also, the dance ensemble and choral groups perform here. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After graduating from university he was assigned to work in the army song and dance ensemble. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2000, she found her first job in a song and dance ensemble. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their decision to headline this year's dance festival caught many of their fans on the hop. The Sun This new annual youth dance festival offers two programmes. Times, Sunday Times Orchesis has been selected to perform at the state dance festival on several occasions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The three-day event, featuring nearly 100 artists, was the largest dance festival in city history at the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three years later, in 1947, the second dance festival was held in the natural amphitheater beside the kibbutz. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Romance blossoms between a dance instructor and his pupil. The Sun It all sounds too good to be true - the dance instructor whose classes have generated a multimilliondollar enterprise. Times, Sunday Times Three months in, she found out he had started dating a dance instructor at the gym where she went, and where he was a fitness instructor. The Sun Among the wounded was the dance instructor, who had just told the class that she was pregnant. Times, Sunday Times The dance instructor was given weeks to live in 2013 after her body rejected the first transplant, but miraculously a donor was found within hours. The Sun So get off that sofa and hit the floor as we tell you how you can benefit from various types of dance move. The Sun But this new daft dance move could prove to be a life-saver. The Sun I'll have my safety go-to dance move - the two-step. The Sun He gave a shuffle that looked like it was meant to be a dance move. The Sun How about a new dance move, or an outdoor one-to-one yoga class once the weather warms up? The Sun A fusion of modern dance movement, imagery and bicycles, in this playful promenade dance piece, with performers and bicycles weaving around the city. Times, Sunday Times I even helped teach her how to dance and stayed after rehearsals to make her feel comfortable within her own skin and dance movement. The Sun The barefoot dance movement of the early 20th century challenged the received laws of classical dance and the broader laws of social decorum. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Color guard members also may incorporate dance movement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Along with basic robot movement by one person, there also developed robot dance movement by one person. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He attended his first dance performance in 1943. Times, Sunday Times If anything, it functioned almost as a primer in how to watch and try to interpret a contemporary dance performance. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately though, the dance performance by a student of a local dance academy failed to impress. ST It's rare that a pigeon arrives on stage as a show begins, but this wasn't a conventional dance performance. Times, Sunday Times The royals watched a dance performance and met community leaders who help keep the centre open. The Sun In the same year he gave his first solo dance recital. Times, Sunday Times I haven't missed a dance recital yet, but it probably will happen. Times, Sunday Times He drives her to school most mornings and goes to her dance recitals. The Sun After you get through that era, then there's that time and energy deal where you go to all the soccer games and the dance recitals, and you're involved. Christianity Today He was not there for her dance recitals or her high-school graduation. Globe and Mail The opening bassoon solo was too polished to be plangent, the dance rhythms too obedient for us to feel their primal power. Times, Sunday Times Using the water's resistance for toning and strength, the pool version combines salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton and other dance rhythms. Times, Sunday Times He gives a spring to the dance rhythms that sounds spontaneous, irresistibly so. Times, Sunday Times These dance rhythms often have strong offbeats and asymmetric meters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dancers hold the wooden koutalakia, to accompany with a variety of knocks their dance rhythms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the director resorts to a wacky dance scene, you know things are desperate. The Sun I trained as a ballet dancer and then moved into the contemporary dance scene as an administrator. ST Those who have seen it know it only as 'the dance scene'. Times, Sunday Times His contemporaries, meanwhile, were absorbed in the 1990s dance scene. Times, Sunday Times If the climactic dance scene doesn't make you feel good, you may have been in lockdown too long. Times,Sunday Times She received her biggest cheer for breaking into a vigorous dance sequence that threatened to overpower her tight red top. Times, Sunday Times It doesn't half veer off into outright nonsense near the end, but it all comes together, with a genuinely moving dance sequence. Times, Sunday Times There was a dance sequence, but they politely removed me from it. Times, Sunday Times With the best dance sequence ever to take place in a service station, it's great fun. The Sun We learnt this complicated dance sequence in a day. The Sun I've got so many pairs of dance shoes now it thrills me. The Sun I was used to putting my dance shoes on and working. The Sun Who'll step into his dance shoes? The Sun She purchased on a few occasions some very nice salsa dance shoes from an online retailer. Times, Sunday Times Other times, we'd throw dance shoes and sweaty clothes at each other as we were so angry. The Sun With the verbal equivalent of his trademark dance style, the 68-year-old sidesteps confrontation. Times,Sunday Times Learning a difficult dance style can be frustrating, but by breaking it down and working on it over several weeks you can really develop your emotional resilience skills. Times,Sunday Times The rhythm and dance style associated with this nanchon also goes by the same name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beautiful sculpturesque postures and atavus are combined with intricate rhythm and designed to high -ight the grace of this dance style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The development of the dance style was influenced by jazz, tap and lindy hop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There, smug officials squander 160,000 of our cash on a dance troupe which specialises in performances of belching. The Sun The dance troupe - whose moves were inspired by the superstar - were to have been paid 10,000 a night. The Sun What was the name of the dance troupe that replaced them? Times, Sunday Times And as soon as they get the chance, the eight-piece dance troupe want to fly home to offer a helping hand. The Sun The pair turned down roles in its new professional dance troupe after being told they would not be coupled with celebs. The Sun The next floor up was a dance workshop and banquet hall, and the floor above was a court room. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There will also be puppetry and magic shows today and dance workshops tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times The prize includes a two-night stay plus dance workshops, classes and a huge party! The Sun Craftspeople who work with clay, fabric, metal, stone and wood, will be there, as will be shadow-theater troupe and dance workshops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There will also be a pop-up basketball court, dance workshops and a summer block party. Times, Sunday Times Usually in these circumstances, the two sides start an elaborate dance: the target stays quiet and allows the bidder to make a series of higher offers. Times, Sunday Times It was a step up from previous shows, featuring more elaborate dance numbers and sets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The set list included a mix of live performances of their most popular skits, clips from their shows, and elaborate dance numbers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The show usually includes elaborate dance numbers, stunts, and multiple double-entendres for the late night event crowd. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She accidentally triggers a laser trap when she leaves that she evades with elaborate dance moves, including a back handspring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The festival of hip-hop dance theatre is back for a 13th year. Times, Sunday Times (2016) After-school activities range from basketball to hip-hop dancing classes. Globe and Mail (2003) The power of hip-hop dance is that it is simultaneously codified and free. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Dance halls in smaller towns and villages would host a dance once or twice a month. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The money was used to host a dance for the town, held that night. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It hosts all dances at the school, funds prom, and finds the annual senior trip. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During this calamity, the hotel was hosting a dance competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You learn the choreography (which looks great fun), then perform the dance. The Sun She relaxed on a sun bed, then leapt up to perform some dance moves, left. The Sun They perform a dance behind them before pushing them open and the hearts descend. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The couples will, in turn, perform their dance for the judges, the audience and the public. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then entertainers (garma) perform a dance of good wishes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why not take two of the most popular dance shows of the past quarter of a century and create a new one that draws on their massive mainstream appeal? Times, Sunday Times Its biggest influence was biguine, which was popular dance orchestra music from the 1930s to 1950s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The concerto da camera had the character of a suite, being introduced by a prelude and incorporating popular dance forms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The collection contains many of the popular dance forms of the day, including galliards, pavanes and passamezzi. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His last groups played popular dance music as well as heavier classics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a sacred dance generally featured by waving hands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the hut they are told the symbolism of the different feathers and the nature of sacred dances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large amounts of time are spent in conversation, joking, music, and sacred dances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sacred dances follow strict formal patterns, and incorporate panpipers in the group. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mostly, though, this was a set of slow dance songs for cuddling couples, who sang the banal lyrics back to each other. Times, Sunday Times We were dancing and then a slow dance started. The Sun Then the third, then the fourth, until the final slow dance of the night. Times, Sunday Times It was a slow dance, a waltz. The Sun Was their last scene together - a slow dance in an empty apartment about to be bought by a happily married couple - emotional? Times, Sunday Times He defines street dance as 'a catch-all term for the latest dance moves', and traces its history back to break dance in the 1980s. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The choreography combines the martial lurches of capoeira, the summer-scented hips and shuffle of samba, and street dance's propulsive virtuosity. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Those qualities are on fine display in tonight's ballet category, a more classical showing after last week's snazzier street dancing. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The council also holds street dancing classes during lunchtime and runs weekly circuit training. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I usually go to the night-school programmes we run - traditional dance or music, and we have a chef school at the community centre. Times, Sunday Times It was the same traditional dance as they had done at the start but with a smile. Times, Sunday Times His family's wild traditional dance was just as impressive, as the crowd stomped and clapped, but it failed to get them the nod. The Sun Their experience revolves around the tango, the traditional dance that brings young and old together, much to the delight of the participants. Times, Sunday Times Even the wedding celebration at the end becomes a sketch, the traditional dance interspersed with some groovin' gymnastics. Times, Sunday Times That night at the wedding dance, we feasted on roast beef. Christianity Today It's like watching your extended family shake their stuff on a wedding dance floor. The Sun The concert pieces made a fascinating contrast with the more traditional items from the group's wedding dance back catalogue. Times, Sunday Times There's a choreographed wedding dance, a terrific plane crash, updated from the original's shipwreck. Times, Sunday Times Carmen welcomes the toreador and dreams of a wedding dance with him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 舞蹈, 跳舞 Japanese: ダンス, 踊る |
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