DANCE STEP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dance step mean? 

• DANCE STEP (noun)
  The noun DANCE STEP has 1 sense:

1. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

  Familiarity information: DANCE STEP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DANCE STEP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dance step; step

Context example:

he taught them the waltz step

Hypernyms ("dance step" is a kind of...):

locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dance step"):

moonwalk (a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot)

chasse; sashay ((ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading)

glissade ((ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet)

Holonyms ("dance step" is a part of...):

hoofing; step dancing (dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures)