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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. [1913 Webster]

2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about. [1913 Webster]

Then, tis time to dance off. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my wedded mistress saw. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Shadows in the glassy waters dance. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Where rivulets dance their wayward round. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

{To dance on a rope}, or {To dance on nothing}, to be hanged. [1913 Webster]

Dance Dance, v. t. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle. [1913 Webster]

To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced thee on his knee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]

A man of his place, and so near our favor, To dance attendance on their lordships pleasure. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Of remedies of love she knew parchance For of that art she couth the olde dance. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]

to spanish

dance [d??ns] baile
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to french

dance [d??ns] bal
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danser
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danse
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to deutch

dance [d??ns] Tanz
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dance band [d??nsbænd] Tanzkapelle
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dance bands [d??nsbændz] Tanzkapellen
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dance floor [d??nsfl??r] Tanzfläche
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dance floors [d??nsfl??z] Tanzflächen
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dance hall [d??nsh??l] Tanzboden
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dance halls [d??nsh??lz] Tanzböden
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dance music [d??nsmju?zik] Tanzmusik
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dance to someone s tune [d??nstous?mw?nztju?n] nach jemandes Pfeife tanzen
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to italian

dance ballo
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ballare
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ballo, danza
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Bible Dictionary

Dance
a musical instrument of percussion, supposed to have been usedby the Hebrews at an early period of their history.The dance is spoken of in Holy Scripture universally assymbolical of some rejoicing, and is often coupled for the sakeof contrast with mourning, as in (ecclesiastes 3:4) comp. Psal30:11; Matt 11:17 In the earlier period it is found combinedwith some song or refrain, (exodus 15:20; 32:18,19; 1 samuel21:11) and with the tambourine (authorized version "timbrel"),more especially in those impulsive outbursts of popular feelingwhich cannot find sufficient vent in voice or in gesturesingly. Dancing formed a part of the religious ceremonies ofthe Egyptians, and was also common in private entertainments.For the most part dancing was carried on by the women, the twosexes seldom and not customarily intermingling. The one whohappened to be near of kin to the champion of the hour led thedance. In the earlier period of the Judges the dances of thevirgins of Shiloh. (judges 21:19-23) were certainly part of areligious festivity. Dancing also had its place among merelyfestive amusements, apart from any religious character.(jeremiah 31:4,13; mark 6:22)