dance
/dɑːns/verb
उच्चारण डान्स
नाचना, नृत्य करना
Basic word
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a series of movements that you do with your body to music; a social event at which people dance
नृत्य, नाच
- a folk dance
- The school organised a dance for the end of term.
- The dance tells a story from the Ramayana.
+ 2 more examples
- She learned a classical dance when she was six.
- The students prepared a folk dance for the annual day.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dance (verb) + with / to / for
Dance with is used for the partner, to for the music and for for the audience or purpose.
साथी के लिए 'dance with', संगीत के लिए 'to' और दर्शकों या उद्देश्य के लिए 'for' आता है।
- Radhika danced with her cousin at the wedding.
- They danced to the beat of the dhol.
dance + cognate object (dance a dance)
The verb can take a dance as its object, as in dance the waltz or dance the garba.
Verb के object के रूप में किसी नृत्य का नाम आ सकता है, जैसे dance the waltz या dance the garba।
- The couple danced the waltz at the party.
- The whole street danced the garba on Navratri.
a dance / go to a dance / the dance of
As a noun, a dance is one dance or a social event; the dance of means the art or style belonging to a place.
Noun के रूप में 'a dance' एक नृत्य या सामाजिक कार्यक्रम है; 'the dance of' किसी स्थान की कला या शैली बताता है।
- There is a dance at the school on Friday.
- Kathak is a classical dance of North India.
dance in the rain / dance for joy
Dance can show feeling: dance for joy means to move happily because of good news.
Dance से भावना भी दिखाई जा सकती है: 'dance for joy' का अर्थ अच्छी खबर पर खुशी से झूमना है।
- The children danced for joy when the holiday was announced.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dance
classicalfolktraditionalenergeticballroom
- She trained for years in classical dance.
verb + dance
learnperformteachenjoyorganise
- Our school organises a folk dance every Republic Day.
dance + noun
floorclassschoolformtroupe
- The dance troupe performed on stage.
adverb + dance
gracefullywildlyhappilyslowlytogether
- The girls danced gracefully across the stage.
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- Bharatanatyam is a classical dance of Tamil Nadu.
भरतनाट्यम तमिलनाडु का शास्त्रीय नृत्य है।
- Radhika loves to dance whenever she hears a song she likes.
राधिका को जब भी कोई पसंदीदा गीत सुनाई देता है तो वह नाचने लगती है।
- At Holi, people dance in the streets to loud music.
होली पर लोग तेज़ संगीत पर गलियों में नाचते हैं।
- He asked her for the next dance at the party.
उसने पार्टी में उससे अगला नृत्य करने के लिए कहा।
- The leaves danced in the wind before falling to the ground.
पत्ते हवा में नाचते रहे और फिर ज़मीन पर गिर पड़े।
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✗ She dances very good.
✓ She dances very well.
An adverb, not an adjective, modifies a verb.
Verb को adverb बदलता है, adjective नहीं।
✗ They danced on the music of the band.
✓ They danced to the music of the band.
People dance to music, not on it.
लोग संगीत 'पर' नहीं, संगीत 'की ताल पर' नाचते हैं; यहाँ 'to' आता है।
✗ She likes dancing very much, but she never dances with joy before.
✓ She likes dancing very much, but she has never danced with such joy before.
With before, the present perfect has never danced is needed.
'Before' के साथ present perfect 'has never danced' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe moving to music, but they differ in style and setting.
ये शब्द संगीत पर थिरकने का वर्णन करते हैं, पर शैली और परिवेश में भिन्न हैं।
The general word for moving the body to music.
संगीत पर शरीर को हिलाने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- They danced all night.
To move slowly from side to side, with or without music.
संगीत के साथ या उसके बिना धीरे-धीरे अगल-बगल हिलना।
- The crowd swayed to the song.
To dance with quick, lively, bouncing steps.
तेज़, ज़िंदादिल और उछलते कदमों से नाचना।
- The children jigged around the room.
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dance attendance on sb
to do everything possible to please sb who is important or who has power
(किसी की) जी-हुज़ूरी करना, आगे-पीछे घूमना
- The staff danced attendance on the visiting minister.
- He expects everyone to dance attendance on him.
dance to sb's tune
to do whatever sb tells you to do
(किसी के) इशारों पर नाचना
- The local leaders all dance to the minister's tune.
- She refused to dance to her boss's tune.
lead sb a (merry) dance
to cause sb a lot of trouble or worry, especially by making them follow you from place to place
(किसी को) ख़ूब परेशान करना, इधर-उधर दौड़ाना
- The thief led the police a merry dance through the narrow lanes.
- The office led me a dance before I got my certificate.
dance on sb's grave
to be happy about sb's death or defeat
(किसी की) मौत या हार पर ख़ुशी मनाना
- His rivals were ready to dance on his grave.
- I won't dance on anyone's grave, even my opponent's.
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Dance to sb's tune (do whatever somebody wants), lead sb a merry dance (cause somebody a lot of trouble).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: dance to sb's tune (किसी की हर इच्छा पूरी करना, किसी के इशारों पर नाचना), lead sb a merry dance (किसी को बहुत परेशान करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India's classical dances recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi include Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathak (north India), Kathakali and Mohiniyattam (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Odissi (Odisha), Manipuri (Manipur) and Sattriya (Assam); famous folk dances include Bhangra (Punjab), Garba (Gujarat), Bihu (Assam) and Ghoomar (Rajasthan).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: संगीत नाटक अकादमी द्वारा मान्य भारत के शास्त्रीय नृत्यों में भरतनाट्यम (तमिलनाडु), कथक (उत्तर भारत), कथकली और मोहिनीअट्टम (केरल), कुचिपुड़ी (आंध्र प्रदेश), ओडिसी (ओडिशा), मणिपुरी (मणिपुर) और सत्रिया (असम) शामिल हैं; प्रसिद्ध लोक नृत्यों में भांगड़ा (पंजाब), गरबा (गुजरात), बिहू (असम) और घूमर (राजस्थान) शामिल हैं।
International Dance Day is 29 April.
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय नृत्य दिवस 29 अप्रैल है।