dancing

NOUN

dance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disco samba tango waltz

STRONG

Charleston boogie conga foxtrot frolic hop hustle jig jitter jitterbug jive jump leap one-step promenade rhumba spin step swing tap twist two-step

WEAK

boogie down bunny hop cut a rug foot it get down rock n' roll trip the light fantastic

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dancing

The post included a video of he and Rodriguez dancing together to “Nobody’s Perfect” by Hannah Montana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 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

Vivienne said she had no awareness when she was dancing that her photo was being taken.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

There will be fortune tellers, dancing and aerial artistry and acrobatics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

When I looked through Jamal Mamoo’s book, I found a few records about tap dancing, like the highest number of taps per minute and the longest distance traveled while tap dancing.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan