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 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

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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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 6 Jul. 2026.

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