dance S2 W3 / dɑns $ dæns / 名词 #

1 [可数名词] a special set of movements performed to a particular type of music :

The waltz is an easy dance to learn.

folk/traditional dance

the traditional dances and music of Russia

2 [可数名词] a social event or party where you dance :

Are you going to the dance this weekend?

the school dance

3 [可数名词] an act of dancing :

Claire did a little dance of excitement.

have a dance especially British English :

Let’s have another dance.

4 [可数名词] a piece of music which you can dance to :

The band was playing a slow dance.

5 [不可数名词] the activity or art of dancing :

modern dance

dance and movement classes

→ song and dance about something at song ( 4 ) , → lead somebody a dance at lead 1 ( 19 )

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

a traditional dance The drum is often used in Africa to accompany traditional dances.

a folk dance (= typical of the ordinary people who live somewhere ) This is one of the oldest folk dances in Greece.

a national dance The Tango is Argentina’s national dance.

动词

do a dance Can you do any dances?

perform a dance We watched the group perform some traditional Spanish dances.

dance + NOUN

a dance routine/sequence (= a set of movements that are part of a dance ) She was practising a complicated dance routine.

a dance step (= a movement in a dance ) Lou was teaching me a few dance steps.

dance music A small band was playing dance music.

a dance floor (= special floor for people to dance on )

a dance band (= playing music that people can dance to ) a professional dance band

THESAURUS

dance an organized social event where people to go dance : The dance will be held in the school gym.

ball a large formal occasion where people dance : The University holds a ball at the end of June.

prom a formal dance party for high school students, especially in the US, usually held at the end of a school year : Who’s your date for the prom?

formal American English a dance at which you must wear formal clothes : He rented a tuxedo to wear to his company’s holiday formal.

disco a place or social event where people dance to recorded popular music : She met Nick at a school disco.

club/nightclub a place where people go at night to dance : We went out for dinner and then to a club.

dance S2 W3 verb #

1 [不及物和及物动词] to move your feet and body in a way that matches the style and speed of music :
Come on, let’s dance. dance to They danced to Ruby Newman’s orchestra (= the orchestra was playing ) . dance with The bride danced with her father. dance a waltz/rumba/tango etc 2 [不及物和及物动词] to dance in performances, especially in ballet :
He danced with the Boston Repertory Ballet. Nakamura dances several solos in this production. 3 [不及物动词] literary to move up, down, and around quickly :
Pink and white balloons danced in the wind. 4 dance to sb’s tune to do what someone wants you to do – used to show disapproval :
At that time, Eastern bloc countries danced to the Soviet tune. 5 dance attendance on somebody to do everything possible in order to please someone :
a movie star with several young men dancing attendance on her

— dancing noun [不可数名词] :
the beauty of her dancing