See Also: blee(dictionary)
dance(1)(dictionary)
dance(2)(dictionary)
sun dance(encyclopedia)
tap dance(encyclopedia)
dance(encyclopedia)
war dance(dictionary)
dance(medicine)
sword dance(encyclopedia)
swing dance(encyclopedia)

dance(1) (iou) and blee (iou)


dance(1) (iou)



Dance noun. [d¨»:ns] ME.
[Old & mod. French Dance, (also mod.) danse, formed as Dance verb.]
The action or an act of dancing; a single round or turn of dancing; the Art or practice of dancing. ME.
An arrangement of steps and movements constituting a specific form of dancing, often given a particular name. LME.
ballroom Dance, barn Dance, clog-Dance, country Dance, Highland Dance, morris Dance, square Dance, sword Dance, tap-Dance, war Dance, etc.
b. A musical composition for dancing to or in a rhythm suitable for dancing to. E16.
A social gathering for the purpose of dancing. LME.
dinner-Dance, tea Dance, etc.
fig. A course of action, a proceeding; a game. Now only in set phrs. below. LME.
A genre of popular Music which is largely or wholly synthesized, has a repetitive beat, few or no lyrics, and freq. incorporates sound samples. L20.
Phrases: begin the Dance fig. take the lead in a course of action. Dance macabre: see MACABRE noun. Dance of Death an allegorical representation of Death leading people of all conditions in the Dance to the grave, popular in the Middle Ages; = DANSE MACABRE. Dance of macabre: see MACABRE adjective. lead a person a Dance, lead a person a merry Dance cause a person a lot of trouble esp. by leading him or her on a lengthy pointless course. lead the Dance = begin the Dance above. song and Dance: see SONG noun1. St Vitus's Dance, St Vitus' Dance: see SAINT noun & adjective. waggle Dance: see WAGGLE noun.
Comb.: Dance band a band that plays Music (suitable) for dancing to; Dance-card a card bearing the names of (a woman's) prospective partners at a Dance; Dance-drama a drama in which all the action is expressed by dancing; Dance floor a usu. uncarpeted area of flooring reserved for dancing; dancehall (orig. US) a place where public dances are held; Dance hostess (a) a woman who holds a Dance at her house etc.; (b) a woman dancing-partner (see dancing-partner (b) s.v. DANCING verbal noun); Dance-house (chiefly US) a dancehall; Dance programme a Dance-card.

blee (iou)



blee noun. [bli:] Long arch.

Colour. OE.
Complexion; visage. ME.