dance
part of speech
verb (dance, dances, danced, dancing); noun (a dance, dances; dance — the art)
meaning for a pupil
1) To dance is to move your body to music. tree →
2) A dance is one set of steps, like a waltz or a tap dance. tree →
3) A dance is also a party where people dance. tree →
4) Dance is the art of dancing, like ballet. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Dance was a joyful way to praise God, as when Miriam and the women danced with tambourines after crossing the sea. Interpretation: Miriam is called a prophetess, and the rabbis see the women's joy as a model of praise. Joyful dancing remains part of Jewish festivals, such as Simchat Torah. In the primary lessons: maths: an event with tickets or people, or a lesson time; dance classes often have a time each week (total time = time per class × classes); PE: dance lessons; everyday life: school dances, dancing at weddings; culture: dances from many countries; science: bees do a dance to show where flowers are
examples
- And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. (Torah EXO.15.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Rotation; from חָלֹל to dance round. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- As it were a dance of two companies. (Writings SNG.7.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made. (Prophets 1KI.18.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- And whether they sing or dance, all my thoughts are in Thee. (Writings PSA.87.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Tickets to the school dance cost $5. tree →
- She dances for 2 hours every Saturday. tree →
- 30 children came to the dance. tree →
- Each dance lasts 4 minutes. tree →
- We learned a new dance in PE. tree →
- Bees dance to tell other bees where flowers are. tree →
- They danced all night at the wedding. tree →
- She goes to ballet dance class. tree →
- "I don't like dancing," he said. tree →
note
A word of the story; the numbers are people, time or money. Trap: none special. Drop the e before -ing: dancing.
In the corpora
- And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
- And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made.
- And whether they sing or dance, all my thoughts are in Thee.
- Let them praise His name in the dance; let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.
- Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.