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  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.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  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).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dance \Dance\, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v.
     i.]
     1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who
        dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the
        persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord
        with music.
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     2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the
        minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older
           writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.
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                 Of remedies of love she knew parchance
                 For of that art she couth the olde dance.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     Dance of Death (Art), an allegorical representation of the
        power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high,
        and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.
  
     Morris dance. See Morris.
  
     To lead one a dance, to cause one to go through a series of
        movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a
        dance not understood.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dance \Dance\, v. t.
     To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and
     down; to dandle.
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           To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. --Shak.
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           Thy grandsire loved thee well;
           Many a time he danced thee on his knee.  --Shak.
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     To dance attendance, to come and go obsequiously; to be or
        remain in waiting, at the beck and call of another, with a
        view to please or gain favor.
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              A man of his place, and so near our favor,
              To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasure.
                                                    --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dance \Dance\ (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Danced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Dancing.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[=o]n to draw;
     akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the
     same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See Thin.]
     1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical
        accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company
        with others, with a regulated succession of movements,
        (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap
        rhythmically.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Good shepherd, what fair swain is this
              Which dances with your daughter?      --Shak.
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     2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion;
        to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
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              Then, 'tis time to dance off.         --Thackeray.
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              More dances my rapt heart
              Than when I first my wedded mistress saw. --Shak.
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              Shadows in the glassy waters dance.   --Byron.
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              Where rivulets dance their wayward round.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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     To dance on a rope, or To dance on nothing, to be hanged.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dance \Dance\, v. t.
     To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and
     down; to dandle.
  
           To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. --Shak.
  
           Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced
           thee on his knee.                        --Shak.
  
     To dance attendance, to come and go obsequiously; to be or
        remain in waiting, at the beck and call of another, with a
        view to please or gain favor.
  
              A man of his place, and so near our favor, To dance
              attendance on their lordships' pleasure. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dance \Dance\ (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Danced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Dancing.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[=o]n to draw;
     akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the
     same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See Thin.]
     1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical
        accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company
        with others, with a regulated succession of movements,
        (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap
        rhythmically.
  
              Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither.
  
              Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances
              with your daughter?                   --Shak.
  
     2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion;
        to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
  
              Then, 'tis time to dance off.         --Thackeray.
  
              More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my
              wedded mistress saw.                  --Shak.
  
              Shadows in the glassy waters dance.   --Byron.
  
              Where rivulets dance their wayward round.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     To dance on a rope, or To dance on nothing, to be hanged.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dance \Dance\, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v.
     i.]
     1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who
        dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the
        persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord
        with music.
  
     2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the
        minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
  
     Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older
           writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.
  
                 Of remedies of love she knew parchance For of
                 that art she couth the olde dance. --Chaucer.
  
     Dance of Death (Art), an allegorical representation of the
        power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high,
        and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.
  
     Morris dance. See Morris.
  
     To lead one a dance, to cause one to go through a series of
        movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a
        dance not understood.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  dance
       n 1: 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 [syn: dancing, terpsichore, saltation]
       4: a party for social dancing
       v 1: 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" [syn: trip the light fantastic, trip the
          light fantastic toe]
       3: skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing
          flames"; "The children danced with joy"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     Παλαιά γαλλικά n.
     (ετ χορός fr sort=!) ο χορός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     French n.
     dance music
     Galician vb.
     1 (inflection of gl danzar  1 s pres subj)
     2 (inflection of gl danzar  3 s pres subj)
     Old French n.
     #English
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: danzar)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Dance
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl Danka  dat//loc s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     alt.
     1 A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to
  music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
     2 A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.
     4 (lb en uncountable) A genre of modern music characterised by
  sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
     5 A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm.<ref
  name=COED2>(R:COED2: page=387)</ref>
     6 (lb en figurative) A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought
  between two rivals.
     7 (lb en figurative dated) Any strenuous or difficult movement,
  action, or task.
     8 (lb en apiology) A repetitive movement used in communication
  between worker honey bees.
     9 The death throes of a hanged person.
     n.
     1 A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to
  music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
     2 A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.
     4 (lb en uncountable) A genre of modern music characterised by
  sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
     5 A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm.<ref
  name=COED2>(R:COED2: page=387)</ref>
     6 (lb en figurative) A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought
  between two rivals.
     7 (lb en figurative dated) Any strenuous or difficult movement,
  action, or task.
     8 (lb en apiology) A repetitive movement used in communication
  between worker honey bees.
     9 The death throes of a hanged person.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements,
  especially in time to music.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
     3 (lb en transitive) To perform the steps to.
     4 (lb en transitive) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily
  about.
     5 (lb en figurative euphemism) To make love or have sex.
     6 (lb en apiology of a worker honey bee) To make a repetitive
  movement in order to communicate to other worker honey bees.
     7 (lb en figurative euphemism) To kick and convulse from the effects
  of being hanged.
     n.
     (lb en heraldiccharge) A normally horizontal stripe called a fess
  that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms
  from dexter to sinister.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Dance
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     French n.
     dance music
     Galician vb.
     1 (inflection of gl danzar  1 s pres subj)
     2 (inflection of gl danzar  3 s pres subj)
     Old French n.
     #English
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: danzar)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Dance
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl Danka  dat//loc s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     French n.
     dance music
     Galician vb.
     1 (inflection of gl danzar  1 s pres subj)
     2 (inflection of gl danzar  3 s pres subj)
     Old French n.
     #English
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: danzar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Dance
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl Danka  dat//loc s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 danc danz e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     n.
     (tagg: musik) en samlingsterm för olika typer av dansvänlig
  elektronisk musik, främst avsedd för nattklubbar, raves och liknande
  miljöer

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  dance
     n.
     (tagg: musik) en samlingsterm för olika typer av dansvänlig
  elektronisk musik, främst avsedd för nattklubbar, raves och liknande
  miljöer

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  dance /dˈans/
  1. bal
  2. dans

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dance /dˈans/
  الرقص

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dance //dæns// //dɑːns// /[dans]/ /[deəns]/ /[däns]/ /[däːns]/ /[dæns]/ /[dæːns]/ /[dɐːns]/ /[dɑːns]/ /[dɛəns]/ /[ɖɑːns]/ 
  танц
  movements to music

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dance //dæns// //dɑːns// /[dans]/ /[deəns]/ /[däns]/ /[däːns]/ /[dæns]/ /[dæːns]/ /[dɐːns]/ /[dɑːns]/ /[dɛəns]/ /[ɖɑːns]/ 
  танцу́вам
  move rhythmically to music