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PRONUNCIATION OF STEP DANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEP DANCE

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Step dance is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STEP DANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

step dance

Step dance

Step dance is the generic term for dance styles where the footwork is the most important part of the dance. Limb movements and styling are either restricted or considered irrelevant. Tap dancing is probably the most popular form of step dancing taking its influence from a variety of older step-forms. Step-dancing can also be found in other countries such as Malambo from Argentina and Zapateado from Mexico. Another form of step dancing, Stepping, has been popularized by National Pan-Hellenic Council. This step dance has African roots and is an African American tradition as well as part of Black History. The members of the fraternities and sororities join in steps — elaborate synchronized group routines that are performed in competitions between the fraternities and sororities called "step shows." Step shows incorporate cheerleading, military, and drill-team moves, especially the call-and-response element inherent in those forms. These aspects are not only important to the energy of stepping for entertainment use but also for bonding and pride within their organizations.

Definition of step dance in the English dictionary

The definition of step dance in the dictionary is a dance in which a display of steps is more important than gesture or posture, esp a solo dance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEP DANCE

step
step aerobics
step by step
step change
step down
step function
step in
step on
step on it
step on the gas
step out
step out of line
step out with
Step Reebok
step up
step up to the plate
step-by-step
step-down
step-down transformer
step-in

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEP DANCE

abondance
abundance
accordance
advance
attendance
avoidance
belly dance
break dance
break-dance
child guidance
concordance
dance
dependance
folk dance
guidance
impedance
overabundance
school attendance
sun dance
tendance
war dance

Synonyms and antonyms of step dance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «step dance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEP DANCE

Find out the translation of step dance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of step dance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «step dance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

步舞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paso de baile
570 millions of speakers

English

step dance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कदम नृत्य
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خطوة الرقص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шаг танец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passo de dança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধাপে নাচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas de danse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tarian langkah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schritt-Tanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ステップダンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스텝 댄스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langkah tari
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhảy bước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படி நடனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाऊल नृत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

step dans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passo di danza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taniec krok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крок танець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dans pas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το βήμα του χορού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stap dans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stepdans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trinn dans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of step dance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEP DANCE»

The term «step dance» is regularly used and occupies the 107.702 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEP DANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about step dance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEP DANCE»

Discover the use of step dance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to step dance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Story of Irish Dance
From early accounts of dance customs in medieval Ireland to the present, Helen Brennan offers an authoritative look at the evolution of Irish dance.
Helen Brennan, 2001
2
Step-by-step Dance Class: Dance Yourself Fit with the ...
Strictly Come Dancing: step-by-step dance class is a useful, practical and economical guide to the most popular dance steps.
Kele Baker, Ralf Schiller, 2009
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The Effects of Bench Height and Step Cadence in Aerobic Step ...
Bench step aerobic (BSA) exercise has been shown to help individuals meet the ACSM recommendations for physical activity through the improvement of cardiovascular fitness, body composition, and aerobic capacity in a wide variety of ...
Dianna H. Putman, 2007
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Articles on Uses of Shoes, Including: Step Dance, Clogging, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Exploring Dance Forms and Styles: A Guide to Concert, World, ...
There are really two histories of what is called “two step dance,” because the name jumped from one type of dance that is no longer done to another that is done, called the Texas Two-step or collegiate Fox-trot. The original Two-step was a ...
Helene Scheff, Marty Sprague, Susan McGreevy-Nichols, 2010
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Focus: Irish Traditional Music
In comparing old-style step dance with modern step dance, both physical and musical differences are clear. Modern step dancers perform many of the same steps in eight-bar patterns, but with more syncopation and flair. Like modern step  ...
Sean Williams, 2010
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Orange Coast Magazine
Guests enjoy traditional Irish music, food and drink as well as step dance performances put on by students from around the county. For more information, call 897-8181. dongas owburn What new smoking law? What health hazard? What ...
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The Extraordinary Dance Book T B. 1826: An Anonymous ...
A step dance places emphasis on footwork through a variety of rhythmic and percussive taps and shuffles and, although much of the step vocabulary is used in group dances, step dancing is generally known as a solo genre found throughout ...
Elizabeth Aldrich, Sandra Noll Hammond, Armand Russell, 2000
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Step Dancing in Ireland: Culture and History
24 Although An Coimisiún is the largest international step dance organization, Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha (generally referred to as 'An Comhdháil') isthe second largest Irish step dance organization. Prior to the establishment ...
Dr Catherine E. Foley, 2013
10
Old-Time Music and Dance: Community and Folk Revival
1986), Hiawatha (Michigan) Folk Festival (1986), Irish festivals in Milwaukee and Boston, and a weeklong workshop at Wolf Trap Farm Park (Vienna, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.). Their repertoire soon expanded to include Irish step dance, ...
John Bealle, 2005

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEP DANCE»

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Watch: 16-year-old Philadelphian do Irish step dance to Ariana …
Philadelphia teenager Owen Luebbers has step-step-stepped his way to viral status after auditioning for "America's Got Talent" and getting a nod or two from ... «PhillyVoice.com, May 15»
2
DanceNL holding step dance workshop during Trails, Tales and Tunes
The provincial dance association is partnering with the festival to present an NL Moves workshop — Sean-nós Step Dance with Kristin Harris Walsh — as part of ... «Western Star, May 15»
3
Today's Irish Dancers Step Away From Stereotype
When Riverdance debuted 20 years ago, Irish step dancers — whether citizens of Ireland or any other country — looked, well, stereotypically Irish. «NPR, Oct 14»
4
Performers step up for recovering Jane Richard
Their rendition of an Irish step dance routine from “Lord of the Dance” was not ... Young Irish step dance groups from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode ... «Boston Globe, Apr 13»
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In 'Atlantic Steps,' showcasing an old form of Irish dance
And in the way that “Riverdance” popularized Irish step dancing in a ... body of Irish step dance, sean-nós is more casual, loose-limbed, and spur-of-the-moment, ... «Boston Globe, Mar 13»
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White Squad's Step Dance Win Draws Criticism
Stepping is a rhythmic dance style that uses claps, stomps and shouts to make an ... A group of white performers has won a national step dance competition. «NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, Mar 10»

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