dance form

American  

noun

Music.

1. the binary form used in most of the movements of the 18th-century suite.

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Example Sentences

I scanned the map of nearby studios and, to my excitement, found one that offered salsa, another dance form I had missed terribly, only 15 minutes away.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

The trend is also alive and well on TikTok, where the popular hashtag “adult ballet” retrieves countless videos of women documenting their progress in the dance form.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Adindu says he was able to overcome his sadness and find joy by keeping himself occupied with salsa, a little-known dance form in the African country.

From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2023

She describes feeling intrigued by the ballet’s rhythmic complexity and wanting to explore its themes of ritual and sacrifice through Tswana, a dance form of her own heritage, traditional to Botswana.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Each national dance form has something more than a rhythm—it has an atmosphere.

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