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dance form

American  

noun

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


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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

Breakdancing originated 50 years ago in the United States and the hip-hop dance form makes its official debut at the Paris Games.

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 2023

Parson said the context of disco — “an ecstatic dance form that tips quickly into despair” — is intentionally ambiguous.

From New York Times Aug. 4, 2023

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

From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by Cooke, James Francis

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