A quick or rapid dance, originally a kind of reel, now typically a fast foxtrot in 4/4 time; (also) the music or tune used to accompany such a…

a kind of ball-room dance introduced from U.S.; also, a fast jogging trot like that of a turkey.

A type of dance based on the waltz, popular in the late 19th cent. Now historical.

Highlandor Balmoral Schottische: a lively dance resembling the Highland fling. Military Schottische: a dance of American origin.

A ballroom round dance for couples in triple time, originating in England in 1900.

(in old-time dancing) a variation of the two-step, arising from a combination of waltz and march rhythms.

An early kind of foxtrot in quadruple time, in which the steps resemble simple walking. Also: a piece of music for this dance.

a dance competition in which couples move around the dance floor until the music stops, at which time the couple nearest a designated place on the…

An energetic ballroom dance in which the dancers change partners after circling in concentric rings of men and women. Also figurative.

A modern dance, of American origin, consisting chiefly of alternating measures of long and short steps; also, a piece of music suitable as an…

A type of ballroom dance in common time, introduced in England in 1917.

A variation of the waltz. Also Boston dip (waltz) (see quot. 1885); Boston two-step, a variation of the two-step.

a foxtrot (foxtrot, n. 2) danced at a slow pace; a slower version of the quickstep (quickstep, n. 3).

A ballroom dance (step), danced to slow Blues music. Also twinkle step.

a dance resembling the walk of a camel.

A fast, modern dance developed in the 1920s and characterized by side kicks from the knee.

A dance (see quot. 1962).