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waltz

[wawlts] / wɔlts /
NOUN
dance
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Back in the actual 1990s, ice dancers cycled through traditional dances: samba, blues, polka, rumba, quickstep, tango, jive, paso doble, Viennese waltz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Both the Hoosiers and the Commodores have excelled by perfecting the mad waltz of modern college football—flipping over the roster and bringing in older, experienced talent, especially at the quarterback position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

And performer La Voix's Waltz left the audience and judges in a stunned silence, after a magical waltz in which she became Mary Poppins.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

There are 15 couples hoping to waltz their way to the glitterball trophy, with the first live show taking place on Saturday night.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Vervets have been known to waltz into a thicket, ignoring a fresh trail of python tracks, and then act stunned when they actually come across the snake itself.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell