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S: (n) military march, military music, martial music (brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade)

S: (n) ballroom dancing, 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)
S: (n) carioca (a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba)
S: (n) cha-cha, 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, 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, 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, rhumba (a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance)
S: (n) samba (a lively ballroom dance from Brazil)
S: (n) round dance, round dancing (a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement)
S: (n) tango (a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin)
S: (n) waltz, valse (a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat)

S: (v) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance) "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

W: (n) quickstep [Related to: quickstep] (a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps)