cut capers

“Then I’ll stay still. I don’t care much for company dancing. It’s no fun to go sailing round. I like to fly about and cut capers.”

He felt so light-hearted and joyous that he would have willingly thrown his square hat in the air, and cut capers on the pavement.

She executed rapid steps, pirouetted, cut capers, and shewed her legs; in short, she behaved like a ballet-girl.

It seemed he was about to cut capers with Mr. Wogan on his shoulders.

He seized both my hands and squeezed them hard; he would have cut capers in the street, if I had not prevented him.