toe-dance

¹ American  

[toh-dans, -dahns] / ˈtoʊˌdæns, -ˌdɑns /

verb (used without object)

toe-danced, toe-dancing

1. to perform a toe dance.

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toe dance ² American  

noun

1. a dance performed on the tips of the toes.

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toe dance British  

noun

1. a dance performed on tiptoe

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verb

1. (intr) ballet to dance on pointes

Other Word Forms

• toe dancer noun

Etymology

Origin of toe-dance¹

v. use of noun phrase toe dance

Origin of toe dance¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

"If Roger had thrown it to the back of the end zone, I could have shifted into that last gear, done the toe dance in the back of the end zone, and walked away untouched."

From Los Angeles Times

But of later years there has developed in the terpsichorean art other forms and combinations of toe dancing besides the strictly classical, as for instance, the eccentric toe dance and the acrobatic toe dance.

From Project Gutenberg

In her soft Indian moccasins, beaded like a squaw's, she executed a little heel and toe dance in the narrow passage outside, while she waited for Allison to gather up her clothes and follow.

From Project Gutenberg

It is at the behest of the great American audience that these newer toe dances are with us.

From Project Gutenberg

We teach straight toe dances, and also eccentric toe dances, as will be demonstrated in another chapter.

From Project Gutenberg