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v.
danced, danc·ing,
danc·es
v.intr.
1.
To move rhythmically usually to
music, using prescribed or
improvised steps and gestures.
2.
a. To leap or skip about
excitedly.
b. To appear to flash or
twinkle:
eyes
that danced with merriment.
c. Informal To
appear to skip about; vacillate:
danced around the issue.
3.
To bob up and down.
v.tr.
1.
To engage in or perform (a
dance).
2.
To cause to dance.
3.
To bring to a particular state
or condition by dancing:
My
partner danced me to exhaustion.
n.
1.
A series of motions and steps,
usually performed to music.
2.
The art of dancing:
studied
dance in college.
3.
A party or gathering of people
for dancing; a ball.
4.
One round or turn of dancing:
May I
have this dance?
5.
A musical or rhythmical piece
composed or played for dancing.
[Middle
English
dauncen,
from Old French
danser,
perhaps of Germanic origin.]
danc er
n.
dancing·ly
adv.
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