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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

Figma is promoting its new AI agent with a dance video meant to channel the way design feels.

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

Clara didn’t let go of him as she pulled him around the edge of the dance floor.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

I was friends with a senior woman who went to a lot of senior-citizen dances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Unitree humanoids are among the world's most recognisable, having wowed audiences with fluid martial arts dances and robot-on-robot kickboxing skirmishes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

I’m 100 percent certain she has not been waiting for me to go to dances, and I wonder what she’ll say when I ask.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Mother, danced with dignity by Unity Phelan at the premiere, is initially garbed in a heavy golden dress with boxy letters spelling out “PROTECT” across her shoulders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“We’re all asking all these questions, and we’re not getting the right answers or any answers. We’re just being danced around with the answers,” said Muñoz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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

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

You could say those boys danced over a grave.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

“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

When Vivienne Dawes first saw the photograph of herself dancing on a crowded dance floor almost 50 years ago, it felt like being transported back in time.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“For all I know, those dancing chickens would enjoy a bit of coddling. And who does not like to hear a good story?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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