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from Dance. Dancing girl, one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples, or for the amusement of spectators. There are various classes of dancing girls. -- Dancing master, a teacher of dancing. -- Dancing school, a school or place where dancing is taught.

ind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training. "My new accomplishment of dancing." Churchill. "Accomplishments befitting a station." Thackeray. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace. Cowper.

One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.

Dancing. Lowell.

A figure in dancing.

An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma. The Almehs lift their arms in dance. Bayard Taylor.

A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S. Balance electrometer, a kind of balance, with a poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm, the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces. Knight. -- Balance fish. (Zoöl) See Hammerhead. -- Balance knife, a carving or table knife the handle…

A social assembly for the purpose of dancing.

e, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.

A room for balls or dancing.

blithe, and debonair. Milton. A parcel of buxom bonny dames, that were laughing, singing, dancing, and as merry as the day was long. Tatler. -- Bux"om*ly, adv. -- Bux"om*ness, n.

A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.

A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. Shak.

A leap or caper, as in dancing. "With lofty turns and caprioles." Sir J. Davies.

A building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, for dancing, gaming, etc.

A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.

Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material. Dancing in the checkered shade. Milton.

The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes. Craig.

ance, now out of fashion. It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. Sir W. temple. Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. Macaulay.

priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.