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| ballroom dance n | (old-fashioned dance style) | baile de salón loc nom m |
| | The waltz, the minuet, and the fox trot are all ballroom dances. |
| ballroom dance vi | (dance old-fashioned style) | bailar baile de salón loc verb |
| | Joe and Marge ballroom dance every week at the club. |
| barn dance n | (square dancing event) (AR) | peña nf |
| | | baile popular nm + adj |
| | | baile folclórico nm + adj |
| | The town puts on a barn dance every summer, with a community picnic and a bake sale. |
| barn dance vi | (do square dancing) | bailar música popular loc verb |
| | | bailar música folclórica loc verb |
| | | bailar baile campesino loc verb |
| | Let's go barn dance. |
| belly dance n | (sensual dancing) (ES) | danza del vientre loc nom f |
| | The girl performed a belly dance. |
| belly dance vi | (perform sensual dancing) (ES) | bailar la danza del vientre loc verb |
| | I think I'll learn to belly dance; it's a great form of exercise as well as being sexy! |
breakdance,
break dance,
break-dance n | (street dancing style) (baile, anglicismo) | breakdance nm |
breakdance,
break dance,
break-dance vi | (do street dancing) | bailar breakdance loc verb |
| clog dance n | (traditional dancing in wooden shoes) | baile con zuecos nm + loc adj |
| dance attendance v expr | (be obsequious) | estar pendiente loc verb |
| dance attendance on [sb] v expr | (be obsequious to) | estar pendiente de loc verb |
| dance band | (music) | orquesta de baile nf + loc adj |
| dance contest n | (dancing competition) | concurso de baile nm + loc adj |
| | Dancing with the Stars is the modern day version of a dance contest. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se han puesto de moda los programas de concursos de baile. |
| dance floor n | (area of venue for dancing) | pista de baile nf + loc adj |
| | | pista nf |
| | The dance floor was so crowded we could hardly move. |
| | La pista de baile estaba tan llena que apenas podíamos movernos. |
| dance form n | (style of dancing) | estilo de baile nm + loc adj |
| | Different types of music call for different dance forms. |
| dance hall n | (venue where dances are held) | salón de baile nm + loc adj |
| | | sala de baile nf + loc adj |
| | (ES, anticuado) | sala de fiestas nf + loc adj |
| | My mother and father used to go to dance halls in the 1950s. |
| | Mi madre y mi padre solían ir a salones de baile en los años 1950. |
| dancehall n | (music: type of reggae) (estilo musical) | dancehall nm |
| dance house n | US (venue where dances are held) | discoteca nf |
| | (AR) | boliche nm |
| dance instructor n | ([sb] who teaches dancing) | profesor de baile, profesora de baile loc nm, loc nf |
| | | profesor de danza, profesora de danza loc nm, loc nf |
| | | instructor de baile, instructora de baile loc nm, loc nf |
| | | instructor de danza, instructora de danza loc nm, loc nf |
| | My dance instructor taught us the basic pirouette, today. |
| | Mi profesor de baile hoy nos enseñó la pirueta básica. |
| dance lesson n | (session of instruction in dancing) | clases de danza nfpl + loc adj |
| Note: alternativa: lecciones de danza/baile |
| | I've been taking dance lessons for four months now, and I've lost 15 pounds. |
| | He estado tomando clases de danza por cuatro meses, y he bajado 15 libras. |
| | | clase de baile nf + loc adj |
| dance move n | (movement or step in dancing) | paso de baile nm + loc adj |
| | The hip-hop dance style has taken some of their dance moves from belly dance. |
| | Algunos de los pasos de baile del hip-hop provienen de la danza del vientre. |
| dance music n | (fast-paced electronic pop music) (estilo) | música dance nf + adj |
| | I quite like so-called dance music, though I never actually dance to it. |
| | Me gusta la música dance, aunque en realidad nunca la baile. |
| dance music n | (rhythmic music for social dancing) | música para bailar nf + loc prep |
| | Some trendy restaurants play dance music in the background. |
| | Algunos restaurantes modernos ponen de fondo música para bailar. |
| | | música bailable nf + adj |
| | Algunos restaurantes modernos ponen de fondo música bailable. |
| dance number n | (performance of a dance) | número de danza nm + loc adj |
| | | número nm |
| | The girls were performing a dance number on the stage. |
| dance of death n | (symbolic dance) | danza de la muerte loc nom f |
| dance of death n | (art theme) | danza de la muerte loc nom f |
| | | danza macabra loc nom f |
| dance routine n | (sequence of steps in a dance) | rutina de baile nf + loc adj |
| | | coreografía nf |
| | In my class, we are learning two new dance routines. |
| | En mi clase estamos aprendiendo dos nuevas rutinas de baile. |
| dance step n | (foot movement: part of a dance) | paso de baile nm + loc adj |
| dance studio n | (venue for dance classes) | academia de baile nf + loc adj |
| | The gymnasium has a pool and a dance studio. |
| | El gimnasio tiene una piscina y una academia de baile. |
| | | estudio de danzas nm + loc adj |
| | El gimnasio tiene piscina y estudio de danzas. |
| dance teacher n | (dancing instructor) | profesor de baile, profesora de baile nm, nf + loc adj |
| | My dance teacher danced professionally for twenty years before she started teaching. |
| | Mi profesora de baile bailó durante 20 años antes de empezar a enseñar. |
| dance the night away v expr | figurative, informal (spend the evening dancing) | bailar hasta que salga el sol expr |
| | Sometimes when you feel really good, you just want to dance the night away. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Será una fiesta excepcional, mucha comida, mucha bebida y... ¡a bailar hasta que salga el sol! |
| | | bailar toda la noche expr |
| | A veces, cuando te sientes realmente bien, desearías bailar toda la noche. |
dance to another tune,
dance to a different tune v expr | figurative (change your behavior, attitude, etc.) | cambiar de parecer loc verb |
dancing partner,
dance partner n | ([sb]: dances with [sb] else) | compañero de baile, compañera de baile nm, nf + loc adj |
| | | pareja de baile nf + loc adj |
danse du ventre,
plural: danses du ventre n | Gallicism, dated (belly dance) | danza del vientre nf + loc adj |
do the conga,
do a conga,
dance a conga,
dance the conga v expr | (dance in a long line) | hacer el trenecito, hacer el trencito loc verb |
| | (ES) | bailar la conga loc verb |
| folk dance n | (traditional local form of dancing) | baile típico nm + adj |
| | El baile típico de Aragón es la jota y el de Cataluña la sardana. |
| | | danzas folklóricas nfpl |
| | Aprendió danzas folklóricas desde chiquita. |
| Irish Step-Dance n | (traditional dance from Ireland) | danzas regionales irlandesas nfpl + loc adj |
| | El Irlanda hay muchos grupos de danzas regionales. |
| lap dance n | (erotic dance at close quarters) | baile privado loc nom m |
| | | pase privado loc nom m |
| | The women will perform lap dances for customers who pay extra. |
| lap dance vi | (perform erotic dance) | hacer un baile privado loc verb |
| | Sharon lap dances at a gentlemen's club. |
lead [sb] a chase,
lead [sb] a merry dance v expr | figurative (make [sb] do unnecessary things) | hacer perder el tiempo a loc verb + prep |
| line dance n | (type of dance) | danza en línea nf + loc adj |
| make a song and dance about [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (make a fuss) | hacer un escándalo, montar un escándalo loc verb |
| | Stop making such a song and dance about it! It's not that big a deal. |
| modern dance n | (20th-century interpretative dance style) | danza moderna nf + adj |
| | La danza moderna está ganando cada vez más adeptos entre los jóvenes. |
| | | baile moderno nm + adj |
| | La coreografía del baile moderno se acerca bastante a la de la gimnasia rítmica. |
| Morris dance n | (rural folk dance) | danza Morris loc nom f |
| pole dance vi | (dance erotically around pole) | hacer pole dance loc verb |
| | (ES) | hacer barra americana loc verb |
| | (AR) | hacer el baile del caño loc verb |
pole dancing,
pole dance n | (dance performed round a pole) (anglicismo) | pole dance loc nom m |
| | (ES) | barra americana loc nom f |
| | (AR) | baile del caño loc nom m |
| Pyrrhic dance n | historical (Greek war victory dance) | danza pírrica nf + adj |
| | La danza pírrica se consideraba como un elemento esencial de educación general y de preparación militar. Jenofonte la describe de manera excepcional en la Anábasis. |
| rain dance n | (dance to encourage rainfall) | danza de la lluvia loc nom f |
| | Bailaron la danza de la lluvia alrededor de una fogata. |
| round dance n | (couples' dance) | baile de salón nm + loc adj |
| round dance n | (dancers arranged in circle) | baile en corro nm + loc adv |
| a song and dance n | informal, figurative (fuss) | escena nf |
| | | escándalo nm |
| | | aspaviento nm |
| | What a song and dance! It's only a dental checkup! |
| | ¡Deja de hacer una escena! Es sólo un examen dental. |
| square dance n | (hoedown, barn dance) | baile tradicional nm + adj |
| sun dance n | (Native American religious dance) | danza ritual del sol nf + loc adj |
| tap dance n | (dance performed with clicking shoes) | claqué nm |
| | (AmL; voz inglesa) | tap nm |
| | He jumped up on the table and did a tap dance. |
| | Se subió a la mesa y empezó a bailar claqué. |
tap dance,
tap-dance vi | (dance with clicking shoes) | bailar claqué loc verb |
| | (AmL) | bailar tap loc verb |
| | My daughter learned to tap-dance at school. |
| | Mi hija aprendió a bailar claqué en el colegio. |
| urban dance n | (dance developed for hip hop and funk music) | danza urbana nf + adj |
| war dance n | (dance before war) | danza de guerra loc nom f |
| war dance n | (dance after war victory) | danza de guerra loc nom f |