- dance
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 series of steps/movements to musicADJECTIVE▪ little▪ fast, lively▪ slow, stately▪ first, last▪
Save the last dance for me.
▪ traditional▪ ritual▪ ballroom, folk, square, tap, etc.▪ rain, victory▪ mating▪pigeons performing their mating dance
VERB + DANCE▪ dance, do, perform▪In her delight she got up and did a little dance.
▪ have▪May I have the next dance?
▪I felt like having a dance.
▪ like▪Would you like a dance?
▪ sit out▪She had to sit out the last dance because of a twisted ankle.
DANCE + NOUN▪ music, rhythm▪ performance, programme/program, routine, sequence, step▪ partner▪ class, instructor, lesson, school, teacher▪ club▪ floor, hall, studio2 social meeting with dancingADJECTIVE▪ barn, square▪ school▪ homecoming, prom, Sadie Hawkins (= when female students invite male students) (all AmE)▪ dinner, teaVERB + DANCE▪ go to▪ holdDANCE + NOUN▪ bandPREPOSITION▪ at a/the dance▪They met at a dance.
3 dancing as a form of art/entertainmentADJECTIVE▪ contemporary, modern▪ classicalDANCE + NOUN▪ company, troupe▪ stylePHRASES▪ a school of dance, a style of dance{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ wildly▪They danced wildly down the street.
▪ slowly▪ well▪ about (esp. BrE), around, away, off▪ togetherVERB + DANCE▪ ask sb to▪ want to▪ feel like dancingPREPOSITION▪ for▪He was almost dancing for joy.
▪ to▪We danced to the music.
▪ with▪Will you dance with me?
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
