<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>danced</li><li>danc·ing</li><li>to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music</li><li>to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or quickly: to dance with joy</li><li>Synonyms: prance, gambol, frolic, caper, cavort</li><li>to bob up and down: The toy sailboats danced on the pond</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>danced</li><li>danc·ing</li><li>to perform or take part in (a dance): to dance a waltz</li><li>to cause to dance: He danced her around the ballroom</li><li>to cause to be in a specified condition by dancing: She danced her way to stardom</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music</li><li>an act or round of dancing; set: May I have this dance?</li><li>the art of dancing: to study dance</li><li>a social gathering or party for dancing; ball: Was he invited to the dance?</li><li>a piece of music suited in rhythm or style to a particular form of dancing: He liked the composer's country dances</li><li>Animal Behavior: a stylized pattern of movements performed by an animal, as a bird in courtship display, or an insect, as a honeybee in indicating a source of nectar</li><li>the dance, ballet, interpretive dancing, and other dancing of an artistic nature performed by professional dancers before an audience</li></ul>