toe dance vs toe-dance

toe dance

noun
  • A dance performed on the balls of the feet or en pointe. 

  • The act of avoiding an issue by equivocation, complicated diplomacy, or changing the subject. 

verb
  • Dance on ones toes 

  • Avoid an issue 

toe-dance

noun
  • A dance performed on the toes. 

  • An act of avoiding an issue. 

verb
  • To dance on en pointe or on the balls of one's feet. 

  • To avoid an issue by equivocation, diplomacy, or changing the subject. 

How often have the words toe dance and toe-dance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )