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dance

[dans, dahns] / dæns, dɑns /




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The celebration gained some notoriety when the Washington Post ran a picture of Reagan trying—and apparently failing—to cut in on a dance between Sinatra and Nancy Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"But I've had so many friends do Strictly, and I thought it was about time that I pluck up the courage and made my way on to the dance floor."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The photo is especially historic because it shows the dance in its premiere, on the intimate stage of Washington’s Library of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But if you really want to scare Rhys, ask him to dance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“They sing and dance and make all sorts of noise.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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