dance

Example Sentences

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Leiva, 74, doesn’t dance, but he likes watching.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Both 72, they call the event Los Tradicionales — “the traditional ones” — because their goal is to help preserve Cuba’s rich dance heritage, from rumba to timba to casino, an ancestor of salsa.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The format of the performance has not changed much, Sugiura explained, although the music and dance moves are sometimes switched up.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Geishas, known as geikos in Kyoto, and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

How many times had I gone to a party and accepted a dance with a boy whose name I never caught?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse