dance form

American  

noun

Music.

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

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dance form

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

It flowed in quick, seamless transitions from one musical or dance form to the next, operating not unlike the mind does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

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

The two-week festival will also include performances by Birmingham Royal Ballet, led by the director Carlos Acosta, and by Bijayini Satpathy, an interpreter of the classical Indian dance form Odissi.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2023

The "Invitation to the Dance," moreover, was the first salon piece idealized from a popular dance form.

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)