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dance

[dans, dahns] / dæns, dɑns /




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For decades, photographer Tim Smith's images of Bradford's British Asian "daytimers" dance scene remained largely unseen.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Her dance, as captured in the photo, would also later go on to be recreated in a painting by artist Claudette Johnson, external, which will also appear in the Wolverhampton exhibition.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

I grab a string of balloons and wrap them around Matt, spinning him in circles on the dance floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

I picture him in a tux laughing with a beautiful girl on the dance floor, of course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

If I squeeze my eyes shut, I can almost pretend we’re back in Chicago, picking up gourmet sandwiches from the drive-through deli after my dance class.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Breakout sessions covered how to plan a ballot party, activist dances and street activations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

One of Anthropic’s earliest investors, Jaan Tallinn dances hip-hop and warns about “racing to build a technology that could end humanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

School dances, held at the local golf club, would always feature country and western slow dances.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

One couple flirtatiously strolls through an empty parking garage, then dances late at night in a hotel room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Maggie was Cherokee, but she understood how important these dances were.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

When Meta rolled out its AI agent, Muse, at its Meta Connect conference last month, a life-size version of its mascot, Jolly, danced with attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sammy Davis Jr. tap danced in his family’s living room!

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Inside the machine, which looked like a large blender with a metal doughnut inside, blue and orange lights vibrated within glass tubes, while feathery electricity danced out the top.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

However, she ended the season with a smile on her face and a crown on her head as she danced on stage with the night's other winners.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

He danced inside, with his eyes bright and shiny and his tail wagging, so happy to see us.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Vivienne said she had no awareness when she was dancing that her photo was being taken.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Jubilant crowds gathered outside the airport to catch a glimpse of the passengers when they landed, singing and dancing while draped in Israeli flags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

There will be fortune tellers, dancing and aerial artistry and acrobatics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

One started dancing when he saw a passing boat, waving and shaking his hips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I open the pamphlet to the first page, which features a crowd of people dancing on the golden sand, right by the fountain I woke up in.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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