ballroom dancing

ballroom dance

n. Any of various social dances, such as the fox trot, tango, or waltz, in which couples follow a conventional pattern of steps.

ballroom dancing n.

ballroom dancing

n (Dancing) social dancing, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, to dances in conventional rhythms (ballroom dances) such as the foxtrot and the quickstep

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Noun

ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroomballroom dancesocial dancing - dancing as part of a social occasionbeguine - a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumbacarioca - a lively ballroom dance that resembles the sambacha-cha, cha-cha-cha - a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hipsone-step - an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trotfoxtrot, fox-trot - a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequencestwo-step - a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding stepsbunny hug - a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the USCharleston - an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th centuryconga - a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single filecotilion, cotillion - a lively dance originating in France in the 18th centuryminuet - a stately court dance in the 17th centurypaso doble - a ballroom dance in fast duple timequickstep - a ballroom dance with both quick and slow stepsrhumba, rumba - a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dancesamba - a lively ballroom dance from Brazilround dancing, round dance - a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movementtango - a ballroom dance of Latin-American originvalse, waltz - a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat

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