Crossword clues for dancing
dancing
- Ballroom activity
- "___ Queen" (1-Across song)
- Waltzing, say
- Twisting, perhaps
- Activity exemplified in the '60s by the ends of 17-, 28-, 48- and 64-Across
- Getting down, so to speak
- Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- Move in a graceful and rhythmical way
- Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
- Activity exemplified in t
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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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?
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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.
Dancing \Dan"cing\, p.
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n. from Dance.
Dancing girl, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of dancing girls.
Dancing master, a teacher of dancing.
Dancing school, a school or place where dancing is taught.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 The activity of taking part in a dance. 2 (context historical English) A dance club in France. vb. (present participle of dance English)
WordNet
n. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: dance, terpsichore, saltation]
Wikipedia
"Dancing" was the fourth single released in Italy and the United States from Elisa's third album, Then Comes the Sun, and the first single released from her American album Dancing.
Dancing is a compilation album by Italian singer Elisa that was released on July 15, 2008 in CD format in the United States and Canada. A digital version on iTunes was released on June 17, 2008 in the United States and on August 25, 2008 in Canada.
The album, released as part of an effort to introduce Elisa to North American audiences, is a compilation of recordings (some remixed) from previously released albums dating back to 2000.
Released of the full album was preceded by the released of an EP featuring the song " Dancing" which was released in December 2007. Beside the title track, the EP includes "Rock Your Soul" (also included on the Dancing album), along with a live version of '"Dancing'" recorded at the iTunes Festival in London.
The first single from the album is Rainbow in a new remix edition by Glen Ballard.
Dancing is an EP by Harkonen, released in 2003 by Initial Records.
Dancing is the act of performing dance.
Dancing may also refer to:
Dancing is a 1933 Argentine musical film directed by Luis Moglia Barth for Argentina Sono Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Juan Manuel Concado. It is based on a play by Alejandro Berrutti. Only the second ever sound film to be released in the country after Barth's ¡Tango!, released earlier in 1933, it marked the debut of Amelia Bence, who had a minor role.
Usage examples of "dancing".
Daphne coaxed Rackford into dancing with her, vaguely aware of Acer Loring off to the side, scowling at them right along with her, for he had been enamored of Daphne for ages.
The trees had the thickest of canopies, stunningly clothed in the reds and golds and russets of their autumn canopies: I spent many an hour while Achates slept in my arms watching their seductive dancing against the sky.
At the second ballet at the opera an actress dressed in a tippet held out her cap to the bones as if to beg an alms, while she was dancing a pas de deux.
Such eyes adazzle dancing with mine, such nimble and discreet ankles, such gimp English middles, and such a gay delight in the mere grace of the lilting and tripping beneath rafters ringing loud with thunder, that Pan himself might skip across a hundred furrows for sheer envy to witness.
The Pope would die and the circus would actually begin with the tawdry tinkle of the hurdy-gurdy and monkeys on chains, the trumpet fanfare of a Fellini movie and the clowns and all the freaks and aerialists joining hands, dancing, capering across the screen.
As the humans whipped around the outer edges of the dancing whirlpool, the afanc swam in quick lunges and ripped them free in its jaws.
Upwards, now, in silence, the two men climbed until at last they reached a corridor which was aflare with dancing torchlight.
Even a bit drunk, Jill was agile, and she got through the dancing with her purity intact.
Fishing the seething tide-race through the main channel at full spring tide, and shouting with excitement as the golden amberjack came boiling up in the wake, bellies flashing like mirrors, to hit the dancing feather lures, and send the Penn reels screeching a wild protest, and the fibreglass rods nodding and kicking.
We saw you were an Animist by your necklace, and the rat dancing on your chest, of course.
I left them together, and on turning to view the dance I was astonished to see that Armelline was dancing admirably, and executing all the figures.
Lord Newford, to whom she had conceived a strong aversion, she declined dancing.
Jason gave Kira the credit before Gram hustled their attendees back toward the house, all of them highly entertained, ready for the dessert buffet, a visit to the aviary, and dancing.
Gradually Jed came to enjoy seeing her there, to see the windows of the old house open, to hear voices once more on that side of the shop, and to catch glimpses of Babbie dancing in and out over the shining mica slab at the door.
The Bailo Dona sent one of his men who played the violin well enough for dancing purposes.