dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers

modern dance - a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings

apache dance - a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)

belly dance, belly dancing, danse du ventre - a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen

bolero - a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets

cakewalk - a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake

cancan - a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line

nude dancing - erotic dancing with little or no clothing

show - a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"

dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication

notation, notational system - a technical system of symbols used to represent special things

Labanotation - a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics