| has gloss | (noun) dancing as part of a social occasion
social dancing |
| lexicalization | eng: social dancing |
| subclass of | (noun) taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
terpsichore, dancing, dance, saltation |
| has subclass | (noun) a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
jitterbug |
| has subclass | (noun) an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
lindy, lindy hop |
| has subclass | (noun) a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
fandango |
| has subclass | (noun) a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet
flamenco, gypsy dancing |
| has subclass | (noun) an old formal French dance in quadruple time
gavotte |
| has subclass | (noun) a Cuban dance in duple time
habanera |
| has subclass | (noun) a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
shag |
| has subclass | (noun) lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
shimmy |
| has subclass | (noun) a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
stomp |
| has subclass | (noun) a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
tarantella, tarantelle |
| has subclass | (noun) social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist"
twist |
| has subclass | (noun) any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
ballroom dance, ballroom dancing |
| has subclass | (noun) a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
folk dance, folk dancing |