waltzing
Three-quarter time dancing
Waltzing is dancing the waltz—a ballroom dance in triple time where partners rotate smoothly across the floor.
The term extends to any gliding, effortless movement: She came waltzing into the room like she owned the place.
To waltz through something is to accomplish it with ease: He waltzed through the exam.
The phrase often carries a note of presumption or nonchalance.
Move with effortless continuity
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- whirlRotate very quickly
- gownLong formal garment
- tuxedoMen's formal evening attire
chandelier · partner · lead · follow · box step · frame · floor · competition
Austrian capital
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- StraussGerman-Austrian composer family
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- palaceMonarch's official residence
opera · concert · orchestra · classical · 3/4 time · rotary · swift · spinning
Engineless aerial movement
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- gracefulElegant in movement
- spinningRevolving around an axis
turning · circling · floating · drifting · swirling · smooth · effortless · elegant
Moving with effortless ease
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- strollingWalking at ease
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- casualRelaxed and informal
effortless · confident · easygoing · carefree · swagger · glide · cruise
glide
Move with effortless continuity
tuxedo · chandelier · partner · lead · follow · box step · frame · floor · competition · quickstep
Vienna
Austrian capital
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- StraussGerman-Austrian composer family
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
palace · opera · concert · orchestra · classical · 3/4 time · rotary · swift · spinning · Blue Danube
gliding
Engineless aerial movement
spinning · turning · circling · floating · drifting · swirling · smooth · effortless · elegant · fluid
breezing
Moving with effortless ease
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- strollingWalking at ease
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
casual · effortless · confident · easygoing · carefree · swagger · glide · cruise
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
metronome · cadence · pulse · lilt · timing · count · downbeat · sway · one-two-three · music
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- followGo behind another
- embraceHold closely in arms
- connectionA joining or relation
chemistry · synchrony · frame · hold · couple · duet · harmony · coordination · intimacy · interplay
- ballroomchandelier, dance floor, orchestra, gown, tuxedo
- joyful movementsskipping, jumping, leaping, twirling, spinning
- Belle EpoqueMoulin Rouge, cancan, can-can, absinthe, Art Nouveau
- formal ballball, ballroom, formal dance, ballroom dance, dance floor
- Victorian entertainmentvaudeville, music hall, minstrel show, pantomime, melodrama
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
waltzingstanding still
Absence of motion
stationary · motionless · immobile · frozen · rooted
- Waltzing MatildaAustralian folk song about a swagman
dancing, waltz, waltzes, waltzed, waltzers, waltzer, waltzlike