ballet vs dance

ballet

noun
  • The company of persons who perform this dance. 

  • A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers. 

  • A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story. 

  • A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour. 

  • A classical form of dance. 

  • Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals. 

verb
  • To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing. 

dance

noun
  • A social gathering where dancing is the main activity. 

  • A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. 

  • A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics. 

  • A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm. 

  • The art, profession, and study of dancing. 

  • A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister. 

  • The death throes of a hanged person. 

  • A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought between two rivals. 

  • A repetitive movement used in communication between worker honey bees. 

verb
  • To make a repetitive movement in order to communicate to other worker honey bees. 

  • To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about. 

  • To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music. 

  • To kick and convulse from the effects of being hanged. 

  • To leap or move lightly and rapidly. 

  • To make love or have sex. 

  • To perform the steps to. 

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