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Definition: Dance |
DanceNoun1. An artistic form of nonverbal communication. 2. A party of people assembled for dancing. 3. Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music. Verb1. Move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room". 2. Move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio". 3. Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dance" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Satire | DANCE, v.i. To leap about to the sound of tittering music, preferably with arms about your neighbor's wife or daughter. There are many kinds of dances, but all those requiring the participation of the two sexes have two characteristics in common: they are conspicuously innocent, and warmly loved by the vicious. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
19th Century Satire | A brisk, physical exercise, invented by St. Vitus. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Bible | Dance found in Judg. 21:21, 23; Ps. 30:11; 149:3; 150:4; Jer. 31:4, 13, etc., as the translation of _hul_, which points to the whirling motion of Oriental sacred dances. It is the rendering of a word (rakad') which means to skip or leap for joy, in Eccl. 3:4; Job 21:11; Isa. 13:21, etc. In the New Testament it is in like manner the translation of different Greek words, circular motion (Luke 15:25); leaping up and down in concert (Matt. 11:17), and by a single person (Matt. 14:6). It is spoken of as symbolical of rejoicing (Eccl. 3:4. Comp. Ps. 30:11; Matt. 11: 17). The Hebrews had their sacred dances expressive of joy and thanksgiving, when the performers were usually females (Ex. 15:20; 1 Sam. 18:6). The ancient dance was very different from that common among Western nations. It was usually the part of the women only (Ex. 15:20; Judg. 11:34; comp. 5:1). Hence the peculiarity of David's conduct in dancing before the ark of the Lord (2 Sam. 6:14). The women took part in it with their timbrels. Michal should, in accordance with the example of Miriam and others, have herself led the female choir, instead of keeping aloof on the occasion and "looking through the window." David led the choir "uncovered", i.e., wearing only the ephod or linen tunic. He thought only of the honour of God, and forgot himself. From being reserved for occasions of religious worship and festivity, it came gradually to be practised in common life on occasions of rejoicing (Jer. 31:4). The sexes among the Jews always danced separately. The daughter of Herodias danced alone (Matt. 14:6). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of seeing a crowd of merry children dancing, signifies to the married, loving, obedient and intelligent children and a cheerful and comfortable home. To young people, it denotes easy tasks and many pleasures. To see older people dancing, denotes a brighter outlook for business. To dream of dancing yourself, some unexpected good fortune will come to you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Dance The Spanish danza was a grave and stately court dance. Those of the seventeenth century were called the Turdion, Pabana, Madama Orleans, Piedelgiba'o, El Rey Don Alonzo, and El Caballero. Most of the names are taken from the ballad-music to which they were danced. The light dances were called Baylë (q.v.). Dance (Pyrrhic). (See Pyrrhic ). St. Vitus's Dance. (See Vitus). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang | Verb. Source: The ball appears to dance on the putting green. Definition: A golfer will make their ball dance when they hit it so that they put an extreme amount of backspin on the ball. When it hits the green, the ball will actually pop up off the green and then spin back towards the player, as if the ball were dancing a groove on the green. Context: The ball certainly does not actually dance on it's own will, it is just an imaginative description of the movement of the ball due to a great deal of backspin. Social Source: Golfers. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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Dance during the Baroque era in Europe was closely linked with Baroque art and Baroque music. Numerous paintings and writings show the importance of dance, and several dance manuals survive today.Performance dance during the Baroque era was used in theater, and during social occasions. Ballet is one example of a dance used in theater; the Minuet was a performance dance performed at the beginning of social dancing, often followed by social dancing such as English Country Dance, the Couranto, and many other kinds of dances.
Dancing masters or publishers whose manuals survive to the modern era include John Playford, Raoul-Auger Feuillet, John Essex, and John Weaver.
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Dance is, in general terms, human movement with an implied purpose such as the communication of an aesthetic or emotional idea, participation with music, and/or the achievement of certain mind-body states, sometimes spiritual-mystical ones, sometimes as simple as body fitness.Dance is contrasted to utilitarian, mundane movement such as walking, hammering, typing, lifting weights, etc., that has a direct "materialistic" purpose.
A dance also refers to a specific form of this movement. Specific dances have names that are recognized, and the specifics of the dance may be formalized. Examples of specific dances or families of dances are waltz, jig and "Orange Blossom Special".
Dances develop out of a particular culture, and usually have a specific purpose, such as social dancing or performance dancing. These dances may be accepted and/or adapted by other cultures, and for other purposes. For example, the social dances of one culture and time period might become the historical reenactment dances of another culture and time period.
From the sociological point of view, dance is usually considered to be cultural rather than natural phenomenon. Therefore a possible way of classification of various forms of dance is according to the spheres of cultural activity: religion, art, sport, recreation. Of course, this classification is neither precise nor complete. For example, dance can be a form of therapy (choreotherapy). For some people, dance is simply job. Elements of dance can be found in a number of sports, such as gymnastics, figure skating, synchronized swimming.
Dance is often seamlessly blended with other types of art and sports, such as pantomime or gymnastics. Many folk and ethnic dances use steps and movements that imitate important everyday activities: agricultural, fishing, hunting, etc. However the purpose of, e.g., harvesting dance is not harvesting, rather tale about harvesting or something similar.
Dance movement is often, though not always, rhythmic, and usually requires rhythm of music, at least imaginary. Sometimes dancers by their own motion produce music (stomping, clapping, ringing the bells attached to body or garments). As art or entertainment, dancing can be done for dancers' own pleasure or as performance, i.e., for the pleasure of others. It may be danced individually, as couples or in groups.
The principal element of dance is the motion of the dancer's body. It can be more or less coordinated, slower or faster, but always purposeful. Another importann component of dance is rhythm. It is also said that dance is a form of nonverbal communication. In this sence, someone has said (bearing religious dance in mind) "Dance is prayer of feet".
The history of dance is as long as the history of mankind. We can only guess how dances looked like in earlier epochs. In European culture, one of the earliest records of dancing is by Homer, whose "Iliad" describes chorea (khoreia).
Dance is found in every human culture. Dance scholar Alfred Gell has defined dance as "a stylized deformation of nondance mobility, just as poetry is a deformation or modulation of language, a deviation from the norm of expression that enhances expressiveness (Gell, Alfred. 'Style and Meaning in Umeda Dance' in: Spencer, Paul, ed. Society and the Dance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985)."
A continuum of dance can be posited that stretches from the most extreme and solitary forms of non-technical, ritual dance (endurance/trance dancing) through a broad middle of folk dance (including everything from modern club dances to a medieval minuet), to extreme forms of performance dance such as neoclassical ballet or postmodern works employing decontextualized pedestrian movement.
When the purpose of a movement activity is not immediately clear, it is sometimes referred to as dancing. Some examples:
Dance choreography is the act of planning a dance so a dancer will move in a certain way. It is also the result of this planning.
- Boxers and fencers are said to dance around each other. Martial arts, especially Asian ones, are often rightfully compared to dancing.
- It is said that certain animals dance as part of their mating rituals. Their is still great mystery surrounding these patterns. An example is bee dance, a remarkably regular movement which a honeybee often performs in a hive. It has been a mystery since man first domesticated the bees, the purpose of which has only recently been uncovered.
A significant part of dancing culture takes erotic dance (e.g., belly dance). Often erotic dancer's clothing is limited and/or sexy or gradually decreased (striptease). An erotic male dancer with little clothes, e.g. only briefs, is sometimes called "macho dancer".
However nudity in dance is not a prerogative of erotic dance. The culture and the ability of the human body is a significant aesthetic component in many dance styles.
See also
Dance is a musical form to describe musical work composed with the aim (at least formally) of performing a dance; see Dance music and Dance as form of musical composition.
- An index list of specific dances
- Dance music
- Wikipedia:Dance basic topics.
The Dance are a mysterious fictional alien race in Marvel comics who communicate exclusively through dancing.
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Dance as musical form is a smaller musical composition intended for the presentation of dance. By its virtue, it can be used as an accompaniment for actual dance, but its main purpose is music as such.
"Dance" can be part of larger composition, such as symphony or ballet. In this case "dance" corresponds the part of libretto that tells about a dance that happens according to the plot.
Some well-known musical pieces
- Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian within ballet "Gayane").
- Czardas in Hungarian Rapsody by Franz Liszt
- Slovanic Dance in Symphony No. 7 by Antonin Dvorak
- Habanera in Carmen by Georges Bizet
- Spring Khorovod, Dance of the Earth, Sacrificial Dance in The Rite of Spring ballet by Igor Stravinsky
See also: Dance music
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Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically for social dancing, and in principle, dance music includes a huge variety of music, from rock and roll to country music. As of the late 1970s, however, and particularly for people who frequent nightclubs, the term "dance music" has come to more specifically refer to electronic music offshoots of rock and roll such as disco, house, techno and trance.
See also: hip hop, breakdancing, funk, drum and bass, reggae, and electronic music. Dance music in the traditional sense, are musical forms supposed to serve as an accompaniment for a dance (at least formally). It can be either the whole musical piece or a part of a larger musical arrangement. Many cultures have their own form of traditional dance music such as Irish traditional music.
Dance musical works usually bear the name of the corresponding dance, for example, waltz, tango, bolero, can-can, minuet, salsa, various kind of jig and the breakdown. Other dance forms include contradance, the merengue, the Cha-Cha, Since dance almost always inseparable from music, in most cases it is difficult to decide whether the name of a particular kind of music was transferred onto the dance or vice versa.
See also: Dance as form of musical composition.
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Closely related to the development of American music in the early 20th century was the emergence of a new, and distinctively American, art form -- modern dance. Among the early innovators was Isadora Duncan (1878-1927), who stressed pure, unstructured movement in lieu of the positions of classical ballet.The main line of development, however, runs from the dance company of Ruth St. Denis (1878-1968) and her husband-partner, Ted Shawn (1891-1972). Her pupil Doris Humphrey (1895-1958) looked outward for inspiration, to society and human conflict. Another pupil of St. Denis, Martha Graham (1893-1991), whose New York-based company became perhaps the best known in modern dance, sought to express an inward-based passion. Many of Graham's most popular works were produced in collaboration with leading American composers -- "Appalachian Spring" with Aaron Copland, for example.
Later choreographers searched for new methods of expression. Merce Cunningham (1919- ) introduced improvisation and random movement into performances. Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) incorporated African dance elements and black music into his works. Recently such choreographers as Mark Morris (1956- ) and Liz Lerman (1947-) have defied the convention that dancers must be thin and young. Their belief, put into action in their hiring practices and performances, is that graceful, exciting movement is not restricted by age or body type.
In the early 20th century U.S. audiences also were introduced to classical ballet by touring companies of European dancers. The first American ballet troupes were founded in the 1930s, when dancers and choreographers teamed up with visionary lovers of ballet such as Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996). Kirstein invited Russian choreographer George Balanchine (1904-1983) to the United States in 1933, and the two established the School of American Ballet, which became the New York City Ballet in 1948. Ballet manager and publicity agent Richard Pleasant (1909-1961) founded America's second leading ballet organization, American Ballet Theatre, with dancer and patron Lucia Chase (1907-1986) in 1940.
Paradoxically, native-born directors like Pleasant included Russian classics in their repertoires, while Balanchine announced that his new American company was predicated on distinguished music and new works in the classical idiom, not the standard repertory of the past. Since then, the American ballet scene has been a mix of classic revivals and original works, choreographed by such talented former dancers as Jerome Robbins (1918- ), Robert Joffrey (1930-1988), Eliot Feld (1942- ), Arthur Mitchell (1934- ), and Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948- ).
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Irish dance (sometimes referred to as "step dancing") is a type of recreational and competitive folk dance that has been popularized by the world-famous "Riverdance" and "Lord of the Dance." When performed as a solo dance, it is generally characterized by the stiff upper-body and the quick and precise movements of the feet. Couples may also dance in a manner similar to a square dance. Larger groups of four, six, or eight people perform traditional Ceili dances where steps and music are prescribed.One folk-tale about Irish dance is that it originated when the practice of Irish culture, including dance, was forbidden in Ireland. When people wanted to dance, they would just move their feet and if anyone happened to look in the window, they would see only the motionless upper-body and think nothing of it. However, there is no firm evidence that this claim is true. Many foot movements of soft shoe dances seem similar to Scottish country dancing, while some hard shoe dances more closely resemble flamenco style dancing.
Two types of shoes are worn in Irish dance: hard shoes and soft shoes called "ghillies". The hard shoe is often mistaken for a tap shoe, but in fact, there are no taps on the bottom of the shoe. (Although Michael Flatley did attach taps to his shoes to make them louder). There are usually pieces of wood or fiberglass attached, depending on the desired sound. The soft shoe is like a ballet slipper, with soft bottoms and a flexible body. These soft shoes also lace up from the toe of the slipper up to the ankle. This shoe does not make sounds.
Soft shoes are worn when dancing the simple jig, reel, and slipjig. Hard shoes are worn when dancing the hornpipe, treble jig and treble reel. Ceili dancing is done in soft shoes.
Solo dances are composed of a series of foot movements, leg movements and leaps which when combined form a "step". Steps are developed by irish dance teachers for students of their school. Set Dances are a type of Irish dance where the steps are precribed for a given tune, broken down into "traditional sets" and "non-traditional sets".
In addition there are group "set" dances which are very similar to ceili but use different, less balletic and more shuffling foot movements. These are not generally performed in competition.
Competition
Competitive Irish dance has grown steadily since the mid 1900's, and more rapidly since the appearance of "Riverdance". An organized Irish dance competition is referred to as a Feis (pronounced "fesh"). Participants in a feis must be students of an accredited irish dance teacher. Dance competitions are divided by age and level of expertise. In North America, dancers progress from Beginner/Advanced Beginner to Novice to Prizewinner (in some areas this level is referred to as Open) to Preliminary Champion to the final level of Champion. Feis competition levels vary around the world (e.g. in South Africa there are Beginner XXX, etc.), generally depending on the local history and the presence of more advanced dancers.
Rules for Feiseanna are set by the World commission (An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha). In addition, there are An Comdhail and Festival dancers, of which the former is more comparable to An Coimisiún. Local organizations may add additional rules to the basic rule set. There are seven regions in North America. An annual regional Championship competition is known as an Oireachtas (pronounced "ur-rock-tus). In North American, regional Chanpionship competitions are held the weekend of the "Thanksgiving " Holiday. Annual "national" championship competitions are held in Ireland (known as the "All Ireland" competition), North America (including Canada and the United States), Australia, and Europe. Annual World Championship competitions have been held in The Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The World Championship competitions are held around the Easter Holiday.
External Irish Dance Links
Ann's Place, a good source for basic information http://www.geocities.com/aer_mcr/irdance/ Also http://www.broesler.com/stepdnce.html and http://www.irelandseye.com/dance.html World Commission http://www.clrg.ie/
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There are several traditional dances in Japan, but the one of the most famous and common dance is Bon dance, which is called "Bon Odori" in Japanese. People dance Bon Dance in the Bon Festival. The Bon Festival is held every summer, in every district in every city.Bon means welcoming ancestors' souls and holding a memorial service for the souls. There is a Bon week in August every year, and Bon continues for about a week. During Bon, sometimes all relatives of family gather and hold a memorial service for their ancestors, and enjoy being in a reminiscent mood. This tradition is come from Buddhism in China.
The Bon Festival is held during in Bon week, and people gathers at the near open-space or the parks, and dance with traditional Japanese music. The music should be happy music to welcome the ancestor's souls, and people have a duty to make a happy, mysterious, and welcoming mood. Moreover, the Bon Dance should be held in the night because Japanese people believe that ancestors' souls come back in the night.
The technology in Japan has developed in a hundred years, but Japanese people have never forgotten the traditional heart, and taking place Bon Festival and Bon Dance every summer. Japanese people will continue to venerate this traditional, and to respect the soul of their ancestors.
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Performance dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where performance is the primary focus of the dancing.
This compares to other major categories based on purpose:
Performance dances include the following dance forms or styles:
- - Ceremonial dance - Competitive dance - Participation dance - Social dance
See also Wikipedia:Dance basic topics.
- Ballet
- Belly Dance
- Bharata Natyam
- Cabaret
- Character dance
- Historical dance
- Jazz
- Modern dance
- Musical theatre
- Striptease
- Tap
See other Dance Categories by Main Purpose at Wikipedia:Dance basic topics.
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Synonyms: DanceSynonyms: dancing (n), terpsichore (n), trip the light fantastic (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Agitation | Verb: be agitated; shake; tremble, tremble like an aspen leaf; quiver, quaver, quake, shiver, twitter, twire, writhe, toss, shuffle, tumble, stagger, bob, reel, sway, wag, waggle; wriggle, wriggle like an eel; dance, stumble, shamble, flounder, totter, flounce, flop, curvet, prance, cavort; squirm. |
Noun: agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple, jog, jolt, jar, jerk, shock, succussion, trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; quassation; shuffling c. Verb: twitter, flicker, flutter. | |
Amusement | Amuse oneself, game; play a game, play pranks, play tricks; sport, disport, toy, wanton, revel, junket, feast, carouse, banquet, make merry, drown care; drive dull care away; frolic, gambol, frisk, romp; caper; dance; (leap); keep up the ball; run a rig, sow one's wild oats, have one's fling, take one's pleasure; paint the town red; see life; desipere in loco, play the fool. |
Evolution | Wave, vibratiuncle, swing, beat, shake, wag, seesaw, dance, lurch, dodge; logan, loggan, rocking-stone, vibroscope. |
Fluctuate, dance, curvet, reel, quake; quiver, quaver; shake, flicker; wriggle; roll, toss, pitch; flounder, stagger, totter; move up and down, bob up and down; AdVerb: pass and repass, ebb and flow, come and go; vacillate; teeter. | |
Leap | Verb: leap; jump up, jump over the moon; hop, spring, bound, vault, ramp, cut capers, trip, skip, dance, caper; buck, buck jump; curvet, caracole; foot it, bob, bounce, flounce, start; frisk; (amusement); jump about; (agitation); trip it on the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic, dance oneself off one's legs, dance off one's shoes. |
Rejoicing | Verb: rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars; congratulate oneself, hug oneself; rub one's hands, clap one's hands; smack the lips, fling up one's cap; dance, skip; sing, carol, chirrup, chirp; hurrah; cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy; exult; (boast); triumph; hold jubilee; (celebrate); make merry; (sport). |
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Screenplays | This is my dance space (Dirty Dancing; writing credit: Eleanor Bergstein) When you dance with the devil, you wait for the song to stop (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) The lady and I were trying to dance. (The Mask of Zorro; writing credit: Johnston McCulley; Ted Elliott) Why don't you get an organ grinder, I could do a little dance. (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Kim Wilson; Kelly Candaele) You know how to dance, Ray (Rain Man; writing credit: Ronald Bass) | |
Lyrics | Do you wanna dance, and hold my hand (Do You Want To Dance; performing artist: Bette Midler) Is just dance with you (Dance With Me; performing artist: Debelah Morgan) And all she wants to do is dance, dance (All She Wants to Do Is Dance; performing artist: Don Henley) Last dance, last chance for love (LAST DANCE; performing artist: DONNA SUMMER) I can't dance, I can't talk (I Can't Dance; performing artist: Genesis) | |
Clever | On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there's any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined. (references; author: Mark Twain) Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. (references; author: unknown) The world would run a lot smoother if more men knew how to dance. (references; author: unknown) Life lesson: Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Dance (2003) Dance Class (1971) Country Dance (1970) Dance of Love (1970) The Dance (1970) | |
Song Titles | Save The Last Dance For Me (performing artist: The Drifters) The Dance (performing artist: Garth Brooks) I can't dance (performing artist: Genesis) Klingon Mating Dance (performing artist: Honey Would You Be Meshuga Tonite?) Dance With Me (performing artist: Incubus) | |
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 | The Hubble telescope has caught a cosmic dance between two spiral galaxies. The larger galaxy, ... Credit: NASA. |  | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing a grouping of galaxies engaging in a slow dance of ... Credit: NASA. |
 | Traditional stick dance. Credit: Small World. |  | Senior Airman Daniel Dance, Air Force Special Operations Command, draws a clean line through the low crawl obstacle of the Fitness Challenge during Defender Challenge 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 30. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Fo. |
 | 4H summer campers dance to the Markerana. Credit: USDA. |  | West elevation. Photograph by John A. Bryan, August 1952. (Reproduction Number: HABS ND,28-ELBO,2-1) When this HABS photograph was taken, this thirteen-sided log structure was one of the last remaining Indian dance lodges in the country. Built in 1921 by members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, the lodge is reminiscent of the ceremonial earthen lodges the tribes once erected along the upper Missouri River. The Hidatsa and the Mandan were long recognized as the farmers, merchants, and bankers of the Northern Plains. Archaeological evidence suggests that with the help of the Arikara, they traded with other Indian tribes from as far away as the present-day American Southwest. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Caption: Two Women Listening to Edison Portable Phonograph as Two Other Women Dance to the Music; Unknown Date; {29.500/16} (jpg). |  | Base Hospital No. 9. Chateauroux, France : Barrack decorated for operating room dance. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | U.S. Army Evacuation Hospital No. 1, Sebastopol, France. : Officers and nurses enjoying an evening at a dance. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Red hot Republicans on the Democratic gridiron. "The San Domingo war dance". Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Dance" by Niklas Stephenson Commentary: "Ghana dance." | "They Dance At Night" by Nate Velasquez Commentary: "I took this picture at a beach bar in Barbados. It's a very candid picture and shows a certain innocense." |
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 | Groove-based dance piece with synthesized horn hits. | | Quick Latin pop dance style with ostinato bass and synthesized flute melody. |
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Alexander Pope | Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance. |
Diogenes of Sinope | Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves, whistle and dance the shimmy, and you've got an audience. |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge | How inimitably graceful children are in general before they learn to dance! |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | If they must dance, they had better dance at Randalls |
Alice in Wonderland | Carroll, Lewis | Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Then old Fezziwig stood out to dance with Mrs. Fezziwig |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | I have no fear, I am no coward, that is known, but there is nothing more to be done, or otherwise they will make us dance. |
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions | Neil Gaiman | Benjamin Lassiter was coming to the unavoidable conclusion that the woman who had written A Walking Tour of the British Coastline, the book he was carrying in his backpack, had never been on a walking tour of any kind, and would probably not recognize the British coastline if it were to dance through her bedroom at the head of a marching band, singing 'I'm the British Coastline' in a loud and cheerful voice while accompanying itself on the kazoo |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | They moved toward the dance floor and took their positions quietly on the edge of the crowd |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I would sometimes lie down, and let five or six of them dance on my hand |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Dajer, T. Saint Vitus's Dance. (references) | |
Chorea is derived from the Greek word for dance. (references) | ||
One of its earliest names was chorea,* which, as in "choreography," is the Greek word for dance. (references) | ||
Business | Then, starting in 1997, MOE significantly liberalized the market for private institutes in the areas of foreign languages, vocational training, and arts including dance and music. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Pakistan | Dance performances, even classical performances, are subject to protest by certain religious groups. (references) |
Nepal | Local authorities in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, halted the performance of a traditional dance scheduled to be performed on February 26, during the 6-day celebration of the Tibetan New Year. (references) | |
Economic History | Georgia | Georgians are renowned for their hospitality and artistry in dance, theater, music, and design. (references) |
Minorities | Poland | In June the Philadanco dance troupe, which was touring the country as part of the Eighth Annual International Dance Conference and Festival in Warsaw, Poznan, and Bytom, reported that in Bytom, some of the dancers were called "monkeys" and "animal" in English and had objects thrown at them. (references) |
Women | Cote d'Ivoire | In the summer, the Manh-Boya theater troupe campaigned against FGM in Abidjan using dance and theater. (references) |
Worker Rights | United Arab Emirates | Signing 6-month contracts promising work in the hospitality industry, the women often are required to dance in the local bars of three- and four-star hotels. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SCARABEE, n. The same as scarabaeus. He fell by his own hand Beneath the great oak tree. He'd traveled in a foreign land. He tried to make her understand The dance that's called the Saraband, But he called it Scarabee. He had called it so through an afternoon, And she, the light of his harem if so might be, Had smiled and said naught. O the body was fair to see, All frosted there in the shine o' the moon -- Dead for a Scarabee And a recollection that came too late. O Fate! They buried him where he lay, He sleeps awaiting the Day, In state, And two Possible Puns, moon-eyed and wan, Gloom over the grave and then move on. Dead for a Scarabee! Fernando Tapple |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | So when some minority who's a conservative comes along, and shows you can succeed without following the Democrat dance steps, the Democrats set out to smash that person. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Dance" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 73.14% of the time. "Dance" is used about 3,447 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 73.14% | 2,521 | 3,603 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 20.81% | 717 | 9,374 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.36% | 185 | 22,646 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.7% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,447 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "dance" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Dance | Last name | 1,000 | 9,145 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "dance". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Hoglah | N/A | Biblical | His festival or dance |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "dance": apache dance ♦ apache devil dance ♦ ask to dance ♦ ballroom dance ♦ barn dance ♦ begin to dance ♦ belly dance ♦ break dance ♦ bubble dance ♦ carpet dance ♦ ceremonial dance ♦ clog dance ♦ concert dance ♦ corn dance ♦ country dance ♦ Creative Dance Therapy ♦ cushion dance ♦ dance a waltz ♦ dance around ♦ dance attandance on smb. ♦ dance attendance ♦ dance attendance on ♦ dance attendance on smb. ♦ dance attendance upon ♦ dance attendance upon smb. ♦ dance band ♦ dance floor ♦ dance group ♦ dance hall ♦ dance in attandance ♦ dance lesson ♦ dance macabre ♦ dance music ♦ dance of death ♦ dance off one's shoes ♦ dance oneself off one's legs ♦ dance orchestra ♦ dance palace ♦ dance party ♦ dance program ♦ dance school ♦ dance step ♦ Dance Therapy ♦ dance to jazz music ♦ dance to smb.'s pipe ♦ dance to smb.'s tune ♦ dance twist ♦ dance upon nothing ♦ dinner dance ♦ egg dance ♦ fan dance ♦ folk dance ♦ folkloric dance ♦ Ghost dance ♦ give a dance ♦ have a dance ♦ if you dance you have to pay the piper ♦ interpretative dance ♦ interpretive dance ♦ last dance ♦ lead a pretty dance ♦ lead one a dance ♦ lead smb. a dance ♦ lead the dance ♦ longways dance ♦ make a song and dance ♦ medicine dance ♦ modern dance ♦ morris dance ♦ nautch dance ♦ no longer pipe no longer dance ♦ organised dance ♦ rain dance ♦ rat dance ♦ ritual dance ♦ round dance ♦ Saint Vitus dance ♦ Saint Vitus's dance ♦ slam dance ♦ snake dance ♦ song and dance ♦ square dance ♦ st vituss dance ♦ St. Vitus dance ♦ st. vitus's dance ♦ stag dance ♦ step dance ♦ sun dance ♦ sword dance ♦ Synergy Dance ♦ tap dance ♦ To dance attendance ♦ To dance on a rope ♦ To dance on nothing ♦ To dance the hay ♦ To lead one a dance ♦ toe dance ♦ Vitus's dance ♦ war dance. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "dance": dance-and-forget, dance-band, dance-bands, dance-card, dance-cards, dance-class, dance-club, dance-composers, dance-crazed, dance-crazy, dance-cum-martial, dance-dominated, dance-down, dance-drama, dance-dramas, dance-enhanced, dance-floor, dance-forms, dance-friendly, dance-frock, dance-goers, dance-hall, dance-halls, dance-in, dance-in-a-cold-climate, dance-inspired, dance-like, dance-motion, dance-music, dance-numbers, dance-pair, dance-patterns, dance-pop, dance-rock, dance-style, dance-tunes, dance-type. | |
Ending with "dance": dinner-dance, folk-dance, indie-dance, song-and-dance, war-dance. | |
Containing "dance": movement-dance-fashion, square-dance music. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
dance | 8,991 | dance magazine | 589 |
dance music | 3,810 | party dance | 588 |
break dance | 2,278 | dance dress | 529 |
dance wear | 2,229 | dance school | 509 |
dance dance revolution | 1,746 | dance pic | 504 |
dance video | 1,537 | dance steps | 489 |
belly dance | 1,506 | belly dance costume | 472 |
dance move | 1,444 | i hope you dance | 469 |
hamster dance | 1,201 | modern dance | 456 |
dance lesson | 1,161 | dance supply | 445 |
dance costume | 1,044 | lord of the dance | 439 |
dance father | 949 | dance studio | 433 |
line dance | 868 | dance father luther vandross | 411 |
ballroom dance | 834 | dance apparel | 361 |
dance band | 834 | hip hop dance | 359 |
club dance | 808 | dance team | 346 |
dance shoes | 804 | dance picture | 340 |
save last dance | 801 | exotic dance wear | 325 |
swing dance | 678 | dance with wolf | 316 |
square dance | 655 | dance clothes | 303 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "dance"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | dans. (various references) | |
Albanian | valle (dancing), vallëzoj (foot, hoof), vallëzim (dancing, promenade), vërtitem (circle, flitter, flutter, gyrate, loiter, mill, mooch, move, move about, Potter, revolve, roll, turn, turn round, wheel, whirl round), rrëshqas (coast, evade, glance off, glide, glissade, ride, skate, skid, slide, slip, slither, toboggan), përkund (cradle, dandle, dangle, rock, shake), muzikë për vallëzim, mbrëmje vallëzimi (ball, hop), lëviz (budge, change place, dodge, draft, draught, drive, go along, move, proceed, remove, step, stir), lëkund (jiggle, quake, rock, shake, vibrate), kërcim (bounce, bouncing, bound, caper, fly, footer, gambade, gambado, hop, jump, leap, leaping, pounce, prance, rebound, skip, spring, vault), kërcej (bounce, bound, capriole, cavort, hop, jump, leap, prance, skip, spit, spring). (various references) | |
Arabic | فن الرقص, قطعة موسيقية راقصة, وثب (bounce, bound, clear, gambol, rebound, skip, skipping, spring, start up, vault), حفلة راقصة (ball, dance party, dancing party, discotheque, prom, shindig), أدى رقصة, رقصة, رقص (choreography, dancing, dandle, foot, frisk, hop, limbo, perform, trip). (various references) | |
Aymara | thoqoña (to dance). (various references) | |
Basque | dantza egin (dance to). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | passkaan. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | скачам (bound, capriole, jump, jump down, leap, prance, skip, spring, start, up), танцувам (foot, hoof, hop, step it), танцова музика, танц (hop, measure, pas), бал (ball, wind force), играя (act, disport oneself, do, enact, lead, perform, play, present, represent, run about, shoot, sport, support, twitch, wanton, waver). (various references) | |
Catalan | ballar, ball. (various references) | |
Chinese | 舞蹈 . (various references) | |
Cornish | donsya (to dance). (various references) | |
Czech | tanec (cotillon, dancing, fox-trot, jive, rock 'n' roll). (various references) | |
Danish | bal (ball). (various references) | |
Dutch | bal (ball, ball-bearing, chunk, clod, globe, lump, palm, sole, testicle). (various references) | |
Esperanto | danco, danci, balo (ball). (various references) | |
Faeroese | dansiveitsla (ball), dansa. (various references) | |
Farsi | رقصیدن (Bale, Caper, Hoof, Hop, Lope, Tumble), رقص (Ball). (various references) | |
Finnish | tanssiaiset (ball). (various references) | |
French | danser (dandle), danse, bal. (various references) | |
Frisian | dûnsjen (ball, dancing), dûnsje, dûns (down, fluff). (various references) | |
German | tanzen (Bob, dancing, foot, hop, play, spin, step, to dance), Tanz (hop, measure), ball (ball, let, orb, prom). (various references) | |
Greek | χορεύω (jig, Valse, waltz). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מחול (forgiven, pardoned), לכרכר (beat about the bush, gyrate, jig, jump, leap, spin, twirl), לרקוד (caper, foot, leap, prance), לרקד (caper, hop, leap), חנגא (feast), רקוד (dancing, leap). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tánc (bop, dancing, measure, reel, saltation, terpsichorean), táncol (to dance, to foot it, to frisk, to heel, to play, to shake a foot, to shake a hoof, to shake a leg, to tread a measure), táncestély, bál (ball). (various references) | |
Icelandic | dansa, dans. (various references) | |
Indonesian | dansa, tarian, menari, berdansa. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | mumiqtuq (dancing, to dance). (various references) | |
Irish | rince, rinc. (various references) | |
Italian | ballare (step), ballo (ball, dancing, Masquerade), danza (dancing). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 舞踊 (dancing). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おどり (exciting, jumping, leaping, sketching, spring), ダンス , まいひめ, まい (counter for flat objects, dancing, each, every, linen robe), ぶよう (dancing), ぶとうかい (ball). (various references) | |
Korean | 춤. (various references) | |
Manx | rinkey (dancing), daunsey (dancing), daunse (ball). (various references) | |
Maori | haka-a (to dance). (various references) | |
Maya | ookot (to dance). (various references) | |
Mohawk | kanonnya. (various references) | |
Norwegian | dans. (various references) | |
Occitan | balar. (various references) | |
Papago | wailawhag. (various references) | |
Papiamen | baliamentu (ball), balia, baile (ball). (various references) | |
Pidgin English | dance. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anceday.(various references) | |
Polish | taniec, tańczyć, bal (ball). (various references) | |
Portuguese | dança (dancing, pas, saltation), dançar, bailar (jump). (various references) | |
Romanian | dansa (foot, foot it, hop, prance, shake a leg, step it). (various references) | |
Romansch | sautar (to dance). (various references) | |
Romany | khelàva (to dance). (various references) | |
Russian | танцевать, танец, бал (ball). (various references) | |
Scottish | dannsa, danns (va. dance). (various references) | |
Sepedi | bina (to sing). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | plesati, ples (gavotte), odigrati (enact, finish, play), igrati (act, perform, personate, play, play at, take, twitch), igranka (ball, hop), igra (blind man's buff, dalliance, dart, game, pas de deux, play, playgame). (various references) | |
Spanish | bailar (jig, play, shake a leg, spin, tread, tread down), baile (bailiff, ball, dancing, dancing party, discus, hop, hornpipe, reeve), danzar, danza (hornpipe). (various references) | |
Sranan | dansi, yanga. (various references) | |
Swazi | kú-gidza (to dance). (various references) | |
Swedish | dansa (foot it, prance, step), dans (dancing, hop), bal (bale, ball, pack, package, promenade). (various references) | |
Thai | ยุ่งไม่หยุด (tap dance like mad). (various references) | |
Tswana | mminong, mmino. (various references) | |
Turkish | dans etmek (foot it, hoof, hoof it, hop, jig), dans (dancing, hop, orchestic). (various references) | |
Turkmen | tans etmek (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | стрибати (bounce, bound, caper, cavort, gambol, hop, jump, leap, lope, skip, spring, vault), танцювати (hop), танцювальня музика, танцювальна вечірка, танок, танець (shindig), кружляти (circle, go around, go round, mill about, mill around, waltz, wheel, whirl), бал (ball, promenade), примушувати танцювати. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự nhảy múa (dancing), sự khiêu vũ bài nhạc nhảy. (various references) | |
Welsh | dawnsio, dawns (ball). (various references) | |
Wolof | sabar (street dance). (various references) | |
Yucatec | ook'ot. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | choreia, khoreia. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | saltabat, saltabunt, saltantem, saltare, saltasset, saltastis, saltavit, saltem, sanaballat. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 6, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eiselqoushV thV qugatroV authV thV hrwdiadoV kai orchsamenhV kai aresashV tw hrwdh kai toiV sunanakeimenoiV eipen o basileuV tw korasiw aithson me o ean qelhV kai dwsw soi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cumque introisset filia ipsius Herodiadis et saltasset et placuisset Herodi simulque recumbentibus rex ait puellae pete a me quod vis et dabo tibi |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | & þa þa þare herodiadiscen dohter in-eode& tumbede. hit licode herode. & eallenþam þe him mid sæten. Se kyng cwæð þato þam meigdene. bide me swa hwæt swa þuwille. & ich þe sylle. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne the douyter of thilke Erodias was comun ynne, and daunside, and pleside to Eroude, and also to men that saten at the mete, the kyng seide to the damysel, Axe thou of me what thou wolt, and Y schal yyue to thee. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And ye doughter of ye sayde Herodias came in and daused and pleased Herode and them that sate at bourde also. Then ye kynge sayd vnto ye mayden: axe of me what thou wilt and I will geve it ye |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 6, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Kay sa diha nga ang babayeng anak ni Herodias misulod ug misayaw, nahimuot kaniya si Herodes ug ang iyang mga dinapit; ug ang hari miingon sa dalaga, "Pangayo kanako sa bisan unsang gusto mo, ug ihatag ko kini kanimo." |
| Croatian | Uðe kæi Herodijadina i zaplesa. Svidje se Herodu i sustolnicima. Kralj reèe djevojci: "Zaišti od mene što god hoæeš i dat æu ti!" |
| Danish | og da selve Herodias's Datter kom ind og dansede, behagede hun Herodes og Gæsterne. Og Kongen sagde til Pigen: "Bed mig, om hvad som helst du vil, så vil jeg give dig det." |
| Dutch | En als de dochter van dezelve Herodias inkwam, en danste, en Herodes en dengenen, die mede aanzaten, behaagde, zo zeide de koning tot het dochtertje: Eis van mij, wat gij ook wilt, en ik zal het u geven. |
| Finnish | Ja Herodiaan tytär tuli sisälle ja tanssi, ja se miellytti Herodesta ja hänen pöytävieraitaan. Niin kuningas sanoi tytölle: "Ano minulta, mitä ikinä tahdot, niin minä annan sinulle". |
| French | La fille d`Hérodias entra dans la salle; elle dansa, et plut à Hérode et à ses convives. Le roi dit à la jeune fille: Demande-moi ce que tu voudras, et je te le donnerai. |
| Gaelic | `S nuair a thainig nighean Herodiais so a stigh, `sa dhanns i, `sa thaitinn i ri Herod, agus riuthasan a bha aig bord comhla ris, thuirt an righ ris a chailin: iarr orm nas aill leat, is bheir mi dhut e: |
| German | Da trat hinein die Tochter der Herodias und tanzte, und gefiel wohl dem Herodes und denen die am Tisch saßen. Da sprach der König zu dem Mägdlein: Bitte von mir, was du willst, ich will dir's geben. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di pesta itu anak gadis Herodias menari, dan tariannya itu sangat menyenangkan hati Herodes serta tamu-tamunya. Maka Herodes berkata kepada gadis itu, "Engkau suka apa, minta saja. Aku akan memberikannya kepadamu!" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tatkala itu anak perempuan Herodiah sendiri masuk serta menari, maka disukakannya hati Herodes dengan segala orang yang duduk santap sehidangan dengan dia. Maka bertitahlah baginda kepada anak perempuan itu, "Pintalah kepadaku barang kehendakmu, aku akan memberi kepadamu." |
| Maori | A ka haere te tamahine a taua Heroriaha ki roto, ka kanikani, ka ahuareka a Herora ratou ko te hunga e noho tahi ana, a ka mea te kingi ki te kotiro ra, Mau e tono ki ahau tau e pai ai, a ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe. |
| Norwegian | og Herodias' datter kom inn og danset, og Herodes og de som satt til bords med ham, syntes om henne. Og kongen sa til piken: Be mig om hvad du vil, og jeg vil gi dig det! |
| Portuguese | entrou a filha da mesma Herodias e, dançando, agradou a Herodes e aos convivas. Então o rei disse à jovem: Pede-me o que quiseres, e eu to darei. |
| Rumanian | Fata Irodiadei a intrat la ospqy, a jucat, wi a plqcut lui Irod wi oaspeyilor lui. Kmpqratul a zis fetei: ,,Cere-mi orice vrei, wi-yi voi da.`` |
| Shuar | Nuisha Jirutíasa nawantri Wayá Jantsemámtai Erutis tura niijiai nampernum matsamarmia nusha shiir Enentáimsarmiayi. Túramtai uunt akupin nuwachin chicharuk "Ame wakeram nu seattia. Wi amastatjai. |
| Swahili | Basi, binti yake Herodia aliingia, akacheza, akawafurahisha sana Herode na wageni wake. Mfalme akamwambia huyo msichana, "Niombe chochote utakacho, nami nitakupa." |
| Swedish | Då gick Herodias' dotter ditin och dansade; och hon behagade Herodes och hans bordsgäster. Och konungen sade till flickan: "Begär av mig vadhelst du vill, så skall jag giva dig det." |
| Uma | Bula posusa' toe, ana' -na Herodias tobine mesua' pai' modero'. Goe' lia-i Magau' Herodes mpohilo podero' toronaa toei, wae wo'o torata-na. Na'uli' mpo'uli' -ki toronaa toei: "Ane ria ba napa to nupokono, perapi' -mi, bate kuwai' -ko." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dance": danceable, danced, dancer, dancers, dances. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "dance": abidance, abundance, accordance, ascendance, attendance, avoidance, concordance, dependance, discordance, forbiddance, guidance, impedance, intendance, misguidance, nonattendance, nondance, outdance, overabundance, riddance, superabundance, tendance, voidance. (additional references) | |
Words containing "dance": abidances, abundances, accordances, ascendances, attendances, avoidances, concordances, dependances, discordances, forbiddances, guidances, impedances, intendances, misguidances, nonattendances, nondancer, nondancers, nondances, outdanced, outdances, overabundances, riddances, ropedancer, ropedancers, superabundances, tendances, undanceable, voidances. (additional references) | |
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"Dance" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ance, anec, Dabco, danae, danche, Danchem, Danchev, danci, dange, danican, danie, D'anie, danje, Danka, danke, danken, danko, danne, danse, Danseco, dansez, Dansken, Danso, Danzega, d'arco, D'ascq, daunca, daunce, Dauncey, dence, Denco, denke, Denken, dinch, dinnce, donc, Donichem, dranke, duncen, eance, Gance, Oancea, tance, yance, Zdenko. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dance" (pronounced da"ns) |
| 3 | -a" n s | advance, askance, chance, enhance, expanse, finance, glance, Hance, lance, Nance, prance, Rance, refinance, romance, stance, trance. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: acned, caned. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-n" | |
-1 letter: aced, acne, cade, cane, dace, dean. | |
-2 letters: ace, and, ane, cad, can, den, end, nae. | |
-3 letters: ad, ae, an, de, ed, en, na, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-n" | |
+1 letter: acnode, ascend, cadent, candle, canned, canoed, canted, cedarn, craned, danced, dancer, dances, deacon, decane, decant, lanced, nacred. | |
+2 letters: acnodes, advance, ardency, ascends, cabined, cadence, cadency, cadenza, cairned, calends, canaled, candela, candent, candied, candies, candled, candler, candles, celadon, chained, chanced, changed, chanted, clanged, clanked, cleaned, codeina, congaed, cranked, cyanide, dancers, deacons, decagon, decanal, decanes, decants, decuman, descant, durance, echidna, enacted, encaged, encased, endarch, enfaced, enlaced, faciend, fancied, glanced, incaged, incased, inlaced, jaunced, knacked, menaced, nuanced, pandect, pranced, ranched, recaned, scanned, scanted, snacked, tacnode, tranced, unacted, uncaged, uncaked, uncased, unlaced, vendace. | |
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