dance
verb (used without object)
to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
have been dancing
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present perfect progressiveof dance.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I fell in love with swing dance in a high-school class in Oregon and have been dancing it ever since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Mazino believes Jesse has been fully aware that Ellie and Dina have been dancing around their feelings for each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
People have been dancing in this three-story, red-brick, Central District building since it opened in 1908.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
I have been dancing so long that the stylized specificity of ballet, even when painful, makes sense to me.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2022
“She and her brother have been dancing since they were little,” she said.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
