dancing

Etymology

noun

  1. The activity of taking part in a dance.
  2. (historical) A dance club in France.
    New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons. 2001, William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars
    Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult. 2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris, page 44

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of dance

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