Dance

n.
  1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music.
  2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
  3. Dance of Death (Art),
    an allegorical representation of the power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high, and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.
    Morris dance .
    See Morris.
    To lead one a dance ,
    to cause one to go through a series of movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a dance not understood.