toe dance

¹ American  

noun

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

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toe-dance ² 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 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

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of toe-dance²

v. use of noun phrase toe dance

Example Sentences

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 The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned