dance music
English Thesaurus
1. music to dance to (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | beguine, |
| definition | : | music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bolero, |
| definition | : | music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | carioca, |
| definition | : | music composed for dancing the carioca (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | conga, |
| definition | : | music composed for dancing the conga (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | flamenco, |
| definition | : | guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gavotte, |
| definition | : | music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | habanera, |
| definition | : | music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hornpipe, |
| definition | : | music for dancing the hornpipe (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gigue, jig, |
| definition | : | music in three-four time for dancing a jig (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | landler, |
| definition | : | music in triple time for dancing the landler (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mazurka, |
| definition | : | music composed for dancing the mazurka (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | minuet, |
| definition | : | a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | paso doble, |
| definition | : | music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pavan, pavane, |
| definition | : | music composed for dancing the pavane (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | polka, |
| definition | : | music performed for dancing the polka (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | quadrille, |
| definition | : | music for dancing the quadrille (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | reel, |
| definition | : | music composed for dancing a reel (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rhumba, rumba, |
| definition | : | syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | samba, |
| definition | : | music composed for dancing the samba (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | saraband, |
| definition | : | music composed for dancing the saraband (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | tango, |
| definition | : | music written in duple time for dancing the tango (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | tarantella, |
| definition | : | music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | techno, |
| definition | : | a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | waltz, |
| definition | : | music composed in triple time for waltzing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rag, ragtime, |
| definition | : | music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | jazz, |
| definition | : | a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | kwela, |
| definition | : | a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments (noun.communication) |
2. a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing (noun.communication)
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