ダンスdansu

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdance; dancing
   ダンスはスタイルをよくするのにいい。↗

   Dancing is good for the figure.

• Synonym舞踏ぶとうWrittenFormal written term for dancing, especially Western-style dance; in everyday speech 「ダンス」 is used instead. 「舞踏会」 specifically means a ball.
• Synonym舞踊ぶようWrittenDance as a performing art, as in 「日本舞踊」「民族舞踊」; a written, formal word, while 「ダンス」 is the everyday choice.
• Synonym踊りおどりNeutralNeutral native word for dance of any kind, as in 「盆踊り」 or 「踊りを習う」; 「ダンス」 tends to suggest Western or modern dance.
• Synonym舞まいNeutralMainly whirling dances such as Noh and Japanese classical dance, as in 「舞を舞う」; has a classical flavor 「ダンス」 lacks.
• Synonym踊るおどるNeutralThe verb for dancing, as in 「音楽に合わせて踊る」; very common in everyday speech.
• Synonym舞蹈ぶとうWrittenAn alternative spelling of 「舞踏」 with the same meaning; a written word, rarely seen in modern Japanese.
• Related舞うまうNeutralTo dance gracefully or to flutter and swirl, as in 「桜が舞う」; carries an elegant, whirling image that 「ダンス」 does not.
• Related演舞えんぶNeutralPerforming a dance or martial-arts routine for an audience; the emphasis is on the performance, which 「ダンス」 does not imply.
• Related乱舞らんぶWrittenWritten word for frenzied, boisterous dancing, as in 「狂喜乱舞」; stresses wild liveliness rather than dance in general.

Use 「ダンス」 for Western or modern dance. For dancing in general the everyday words are 「踊る」 and 「踊り」; 「舞踊」 is the formal word for dance as a performing art, 「舞」 for classical Japanese whirling dances, and 「舞う」 for graceful or fluttering movement. 「舞踏」 and 「舞蹈」 are formal written terms, 「演舞」 a dance performance, 「乱舞」 wild revelry.

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1. 踊おどり。舞踊ぶよう。