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Noun
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(n)
quickstep
(military march accompanying quick time)
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sister term
S:
(n)
quickstep
(a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps)
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sister term
S:
(n)
ballroom dancing
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ballroom dance
(any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
S:
(n)
beguine
(a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba)
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(n)
carioca
(a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba)
S:
(n)
cha-cha
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cha-cha-cha
(a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips)
S:
(n)
one-step
(an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot)
S:
(n)
fox-trot
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foxtrot
(a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences)
S:
(n)
two-step
(a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps)
S:
(n)
bunny hug
(a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US)
S:
(n)
Charleston
(an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century)
S:
(n)
conga
(a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file)
S:
(n)
cotillion
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cotilion
(a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century)
S:
(n)
minuet
(a stately court dance in the 17th century)
S:
(n)
paso doble
(a ballroom dance in fast duple time)
S:
(n)
quickstep
(a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps)
S:
(n)
rumba
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rhumba
(a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance)
S:
(n)
samba
(a lively ballroom dance from Brazil)
S:
(n)
round dance
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round dancing
(a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement)
S:
(n)
tango
(a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin)
S:
(n)
waltz
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valse
(a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat)
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
quickstep
[Related to:
quickstep
] (perform a quickstep)
Verb
S:
(v)
quickstep
(perform a quickstep)