noun
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a modern ballroom dance in rapid quadruple time
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
verb
Etymology
Origin of quickstep
Example Sentences
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Feeling safe and among their own, they made many friends there while polishing off their tango and quickstep.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2023
Molly will dance her quickstep to Love On Top by Beyonce, while Fleur will perform her couple's choice dance to a Destiny's Child megamix.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2022
In Monday night’s bouncy quickstep, Rigsby matched Burke’s movements more closely, and though his steps still lacked crispness, he was light on his feet and never betrayed a blink of fatigue.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2021
McKeon said she probably fractured the foot practicing "three weeks of quickstep" for last week's "DWTS" premiere.
From Fox News ● Oct. 2, 2018
At this critical juncture my father's old follower Kishori came to the rescue, and finished the episode for us, at express speed, to the quickstep of Dasuraya's jingling verses.
From My Reminiscences by Sasi Kumar Hesh
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