Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - dance

~1 n 1 an act of dancing  (have a dance)  (Let's have one more dance before we go home. | do a dance (=move as if you are dancing))  (When Claire heard the news she did a little dance of excitement.) 2 a particular set of movements performed to music  (The waltz is an easy dance to learn.) 3 a social meeting or party for dancing  (Are you going to the dance this weekend?) 4 a piece of music which you can dance to  (The band was playing a slow dance.) 5 the activity or art of dancing  (a course in dance and movement)  (- see also song and dance about song (4), lead sb a dance lead1 (17)) ~2 v 1 to move your feet and body in a way that matches the style and speed of music  (She danced with me until 3am at a bar downtown.) 2 dance a waltz/rumba/tango etc to do a particular type of dance 3 to move up, down, and around quickly in a way that looks like dancing  (Moths danced around the porch light.) 4 T always + adv/prep to make someone or something move as if they were dancing  (She danced the baby up and down on her knee.) 5 dance attendance on to do everything possible in order to please someone  (a movie star with several young men dancing attendance on her) 6 dance to sb's tune to do what someone wants you to do in a way that shows complete obedience  (They control all the funding so we have to dance to their tune.) - dancing n  (her love of dancing)