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dance

[dans, dahns] / dæns, dɑns /




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On her Middle of Nowhere tour, Kacey Musgraves turns arenas into irreverent dance halls, from a Ronnie Dunn drag-king cameo to floating above crowds in disco-ball Truck Nutz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

A dance sequence is filmed in a showy single shot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Winstone also recently appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, where his daughter, Jaime, is a contestant, sending a video message of support after she was in the dance off.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“It needs to be a dance, and you need to actually be the one not leading, but learn how to follow very carefully.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

But now, in Aunt Melissa’s house, I find myself coloring with broken crayons and watching Lily dance to Frank Sinatra.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

To cheer herself up, she phones her mother and then dances around to Taylor Swift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There are Oompa-Loompas of various sizes, including Rusty Goffe, from the 1971 film, who perform Oompa-Loompa dances and sing Oompa-Loompa songs and are seen offstage pushing buttons and pulling levers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

These dances are gonna get even more unique and even more crazy outside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

School dances, held at the local golf club, would always feature country and western slow dances.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Some people were concerned about their futures, but many others became obsessed with the present and held a never-ending parade of sports competitions, beauty contests, parties, talent shows, and dances.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Both she and a guy danced en pointe; Adéla never went long without whipping her long pink hair, which was one style choice widely replicated throughout the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Adam, I want to get you in here because I feel like another thing we’ve sort of danced around is what’s happening in Texas, where we have James Talarico.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

When Meta rolled out its AI agent, Muse, at its Meta Connect conference last month, a life-size version of its mascot, Jolly, danced with attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Harvey Barnes: Has a fearsome record against Leeds and eyes lit up when he danced inside the box only for Trafford to deny him.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

That night flames shot up from the bonfire in front of the house, and Maggie danced with Francey, danced in Mam’s red dress, her hair streaming out in back of her.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

While its traditional nightclubs had closed, Ashcroft said Chichester had plenty of spaces that could be used for music and dancing.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“The most important thing, though, is just meeting each other. That’s really the main vision for Wondaween: Showing up together in real life, hanging, dancing, making connections and bringing each other joy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I’m dancing with a girl that I liked, but I was already in the throes of dating the one who became my wife, Lorenza.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“He engages the white construct in a way that’s intelligent and everything, and then I see this commercial where he’s sitting there playing Aretha Franklin and he’s dancing a jig,” he said.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

We were, as it happens sometimes, dancing with winter.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen


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