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verb ADV. almost | wildly They danced wildly down the street. | about, around, away | together VERB + DANCE ask sb to | want to PREP. for He was almost dancing for joy. | to We danced to the music. | with Will you dance with me?, noun series of steps/movements to music ADJ. little | fast, lively | slow, stately | traditional | ritual | ballroom, folk, square | rain | 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 | routine, sequence, step | class, teacher | floor, hall, studio social meeting with dancing ADJ. barn | school | dinner, supper, tea VERB + DANCE go to | hold DANCE + NOUN band PREP. at a/the ~ They met at a dance. dancing as a form of art/entertainment ADJ. contemporary, modern | classical DANCE + NOUN company, troupe PHRASES a school of dance, a style of dance
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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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.
Longman-Thesaurus
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dance
adjectives
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.
do a dance
• Can you do any dances?
perform a dance
• We watched the group perform some traditional Spanish dances.
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
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