| love |
When you have a love for something, you have a lot of interest in it and you like it a lot. If you have a love for dancing, you probably like to dance very much and maybe you like to watch dancing very much too. [1/4 definitions] |
| Maypole |
a high pole decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people dance to celebrate May Day. |
| nightclub |
A nightclub is a place that is open late at night and serves food and beverages. There are usually musicians and singers who entertain, and there is often an area for customers to dance. Nightclubs are sometimes expensive. |
| pan |
(informal) If someone pans something, like a movie, play, or dance performance, it means that they say bad things about it, usually in a newspaper or on the radio. A person who "pans" things usually has a job of reporting about things that the public goes to see. Sometimes they praise things too. [1/4 definitions] |
| partner |
A partner is a person you do something with. When you dance with someone, they are your partner, and you are their partner. If two people work on a project together, they are project partners. [1/2 definitions] |
| performance |
If we talk about the performance of a task, we mean the doing of a task. The performance of a dance is the doing of a dance. The performance of an operation is the doing of an operation. [1/3 definitions] |
| polka |
a lively dance from central Europe that is done by pairs of people. [2 definitions] |
| pop2 |
(informal) Pop is a kind of modern music. It usually has a steady beat and is pretty easy to sing along with or dance to for fun. It is usually played with guitars, drums, and keyboard instruments, and sometimes instruments like violins play along also. Very often there is singing in this kind of music. [1/2 definitions] |
| ragtime |
Ragtime is a kind of music that developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in the United States. Ragtime is usually written for the piano and has a bouncy kind of rhythm. It was very popular in the 1910s and 1920s, and people liked to dance to it. |
| recital |
a concert of music or dance that is meant to demonstrate the ability of the performers. [1/2 definitions] |
| reel3 |
a lively Scottish folk dance, or the music that it is danced to. |
| rock-'n'-roll |
to listen to, dance to, or play rock-'n'-roll. [1/2 definitions] |
| step |
When you learn a dance step, you learn a particular way of moving your body to music, especially the way you have to move your feet. [1/8 definitions] |
| studio |
A studio is a place where certain kinds of arts are studied. Dancers study dance in a dance studio. Actors study drama in an acting studio. [1/5 definitions] |
| talent show |
a program of entertainment that consists of various performers and performing groups who compete to show off their talent. Performances are mostly musical, but there are often comedy and dance routines, acrobatics, and other types of entertainment also. |
| tap dance |
a dance in which the dancer uses the foot, heel, or toe to tap out a rhythm. Tap dancers wear special shoes to sound the taps. |
| tuxedo |
A tuxedo is a special suit that men sometimes wear when they go to a wedding or other very fancy party or dance. A tuxedo has a jacket that is usually black. It is worn with matching black pants, a special white shirt, and a bow tie. The pants usually have one long, shiny black stripe going up the outside of each leg. |
| waltz |
a round dance for two people. The waltz is a dance with three beats. [3 definitions] |