dance moves

Rhythmic body sequences

Dance moves are the individual steps, gestures, and body movements that make up dancing.

The term usually refers to recognizable, nameable sequences—the moonwalk, the running man, the floss—rather than improvised motion.

She learned all the dance moves from the video.

Someone with moves dances well or, by extension, handles any situation with skill and style.

Opposites
motion vs. stillness

dance movesstanding still

Absence of motion

stillness · motionlessness · immobility · staying put · not moving

choreographed action vs. inaction

dance movesinaction

Deliberate nonmovement

passivity · sitting out · wallflower behavior · idleness · non-participation

fluid expression vs. rigidity

dance movesrigidity

State of being unbending

stiffness · tenseness · inflexibility

Family

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