stepdance

[ step-dans, -dahns ]

/ ˈstɛpˌdæns, -ˌdɑns /

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noun

a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.

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Origin of stepdance

First recorded in 1885–90; step + dance

OTHER WORDS FROM stepdance

stepdancer, nounstepdancing, noun

How to use stepdance in a sentence

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a different sound for you.
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Twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.
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And with the dance sequence, we wanted something very physical.
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But Brooke was out of step with the New Left and its notion of radical chic.
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In the 21st century women are earning their equality every step of the way… including the bedroom.
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The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
The moon seemed to smile on him; the aurora appeared to dance with unwonted vigour, as if in glee; the very stars winked at him!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
She was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for stepdance

step dance

noun

a dance in which a display of steps is more important than gesture or posture, esp a solo dance

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