The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - dance v.

1) cavort, gambol, caper, skip, leap, romp, trip the light fantastic (toe) , US cut a rug, sashay, Colloq bop, hoof it: We danced for joy when we heard the news. Would you care to dance? --n. 2) ball, social, dancing party, th‚ dansant, US tea dance, promenade, Colloq shindig or shindy, hop, bop, US and Canadian prom: I have invited her to the dance on Saturday evening.