dance step

/dæns stɛp/
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Other forms: dance steps

Definitions of dance step
  1. noun
    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
    synonyms: step
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    types:
    moonwalk
    a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot
    chasse, sashay
    (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
    glissade
    (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet
    type of:
    locomotion, travel
    self-propelled movement
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