dance break

Mid-song movement section

A dance break is an instrumental interlude in a song where the vocals drop out and the rhythm takes over, creating space for dancing.

The term also describes a moment during any activity when someone pauses to dance, whether spontaneously or as a deliberate break from routine: Let's take a dance break before we finish this report.

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beat · freestyle · pop · lock · spin · moves · pop and lock · rhythm · sync · hit the floor · formation · body roll · solo · hype · high energy · instrumental · breakdown · energy

Categories
Opposites
song structure/musical sections

dance breakverse

Metered poetic passage

lyrics · chorus · bridge · intro · outro

activity type within performance

dance breakstanding still

Absence of motion

stillness · freeze · vocal solo · singing section · monologue

Family

dance, break, danced, dances, dancing, dancer, dancers, breaks, broke

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G