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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

“The Olympics will be another iteration of this dance form and stand alongside the other cultural branches on this tree.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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

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

Thus ends the collection of valses, not Chopin's most signal success in art, but a success that has dignified and given beauty to this conventional dance form.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker

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