step dance

noun

: a dance in which steps are emphasized rather than gesture or posture

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But Irish step dance operates under strict sets of rules and regulations, and Howard wanted to do more. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025 Now, technically, only one of the film’s vampires performs an Irish step dance. Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 There’s a terrifically creepy scene in which the vampires, led by O’Connell’s fiery-eyed Remmick, go into an Irish step dance (at this point there are Black vampires who’ve been bitten and are part of the cult), and the message is: Give up your freedom and join us! Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025 Watch Just My Luck on Hulu 09 of 11 Once (2007) Between the Irish step dance and the jig, music — let alone bagpipes — is synonymous with St. Patrick's Day. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024 Irish step dance, that is, the athletic art form whose humble roots in ancient Ireland have grown to worldwide fame with the onset of the famed Riverdance show, and who found an unlikely ambassador in Collins. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023 On Thursday, there again will be pickleball from 4 to 9 p.m., and step dance and cupstacking at 6 p.m. at the park. Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of step dance was in 1887

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“Step dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20dance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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