Definition that contains the dance
- call give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- bones (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
- tap dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- grind dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- arabesque position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
- castanets (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
- adagio a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- moonwalk a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot
- farandole a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures
- terpsichore (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song