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I . dance <-cing> [dɑ:ns, Am dæns] VB intr

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2. dance (move energetically):

dance
пры́гать
to dance with joy
пляса́ть от ра́дости

II . dance <-cing> [dɑ:ns, Am dæns] VB trans

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III . dance [dɑ:ns, Am dæns] N

clog-dance [ˈklɒgdɑ:ns] N

country dance N Brit

dance band N

dance music N no pl

folk dance N

square dance N

sword dance N

tap dance [ˈtæpˌdɑ:ns, Am -ˌdæns] N

Usage examples with dance

dance floor
танцплоща́дка f
to dance to sth
танцева́ть под зву́ки чего́-ли́бо
to dance with joy
пляса́ть от ра́дости
to dance with glee
запляса́ть от ра́дости
shall we dance?
мо́жет, потанцу́ем?
song and dance Brit pej inf
пусты́е отгово́рки f мн
end-of-term dance
шко́льная дискоте́ка по слу́чаю конца́ че́тверти
to dance to sb's tune
пляса́ть под чью-ли́бо ду́дку
to dance the night away
танцева́ть всю ночь
to dance attendance on sb
ходи́ть на за́дних ла́пках пе́ред кем-ли́бо
to sit out a dance
пропусти́ть та́нец
to have a dance with sb
танцева́ть с кем-ли́бо
the band played a slow dance
орке́стр заигра́л ме́дленный та́нец
everybody should pair up for the next dance
все должны́ раздели́ться на па́ры для сле́дующего та́нца
to make a song and dance about sth
устра́ивать сканда́л по по́воду чего́-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Whether in the synagogue social hall for marble cake and tea or at a dinner dance for hundreds, bat mitzvah celebrations have ranged from modest parties to more elaborate affairs.
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In this dance both men and women take part and continue to engross themselves for the whole night.
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Others performers participated in popular and traditional dance numbers, contortionist acts, and magic shows.
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Slaves were forbidden to practice their culture, as the planters realized their music and dance were used to communicate, and to plan their release strategies.
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The two-week programme includes music, dance, choir, and theatre, as well as a major visual arts exhibition of student work.
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The syllabus gives priority to all aspects of classical-academic dance.
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All sing about how depressing life is and dance around in skimpy clothing.
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The final day is again a feast day, but mostly of close kith and kin, and the day closes with an evening dance where all the youngsters participated.
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The state dance, adopted in 1979, is the square dance.
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Even her gran got in on the act by performing a belly-dance.
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