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Collocations for dance - noun

1. series of steps/movements to music

ADJECTIVE

little
fast, lively
slow, stately
first, last
Save the last dance for me.
traditional
ritual
ballroom, folk, square, tap, etc.
rain, victory
mating
pigeons performing their mating dance

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VERB + dance

dance, do, perform
In her delight she got up and did a little dance.
have
May I have the next dance?
I felt like having a dance.
like
Would you like a dance?
sit out
She had to sit out the last dance because of a twisted ankle.

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dance + NOUN

music, rhythm
performance, programme/program, routine, sequence, step
partner
class, instructor, lesson, school, teacher
club
floor, hall, studio

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2. social meeting with dancing

ADJECTIVE

barn, square
school
homecoming, prom, Sadie Hawkins (= when female students invite male students)
dinner, tea

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VERB + dance

go to
hold

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dance + NOUN

band

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PREPOSITION

at a/the dance
They met at a dance.

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3. dancing as a form of art/entertainment

ADJECTIVE

contemporary, modern
classical

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dance + NOUN

company, troupe
style

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PHRASES

a school of dance, a style of dance

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Collocations for dance - verb

ADVERB

wildly
They danced wildly down the street.
slowly
well
about (esp. BrE), around, away, off
together

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VERB + dance

ask sb to
want to
feel like dancing

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PREPOSITION

for
He was almost dancing for joy.
to
We danced to the music.
with
Will you dance with me?

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Dance is used with these nouns as the subject:
eye, flame, moonlight, shadow

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Dance is used with these nouns as the object:
ballet, dance, role, solo, waltz

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