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

jitterbug - a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s

lindy, lindy hop - an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)

fandango - a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets

gypsy dancing, flamenco - a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet

gavotte - an old formal French dance in quadruple time

habanera - a Cuban dance in duple time

shag - a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn

shimmy - lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

stomp - a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step

tarantelle, tarantella - a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons

twist - social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist"

ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom

folk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)