dancing-shoes

She wears her dancing-shoes to the ballet class.

Definition

1. Noun (plural):
   • Footwear for dancing: "dancing-shoes" are shoes specifically designed or intended for use while dancing. They often have features such as a smooth sole, flexible material, or reinforced support to facilitate movement and comfort during dance.

Usage Examples

• (Footwear for dancing.)
• (Shoes designed for dance activities.)
• (Shoes intended for dancing.)

Advanced Usage

• "to put on one's dancing-shoes": to prepare or get ready to dance.

  • After the music started, everyone put on their dancing-shoes and joined the floor. (They prepared to dance.)

• "dancing-shoes" as a metonym: The phrase may also be used figuratively to refer to a state of readiness or enthusiasm for dancing.

  • She had her dancing-shoes on all night, moving to every song. (She was eager and ready to dance.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dance shoe (n): a single shoe for dancing (often used in singular form).
  • He bought a new dance shoe for the tango class. (A single shoe used for dancing.)
• Ballet slipper (n): a type of soft shoe for ballet dancing, which is a specific kind of dancing-shoe.
  • The ballerina wore pink ballet slippers. (A specific type of dancing-shoe.)

Synonyms

• Dance footwear: shoes intended for dancing.
• Ballet shoes: a specific subtype of dancing-shoes for ballet.
• Tap shoes: another subtype of dancing-shoes with metal plates for tap dancing.

Idioms

• "to have one's dancing-shoes on": to be in a mood or state of readiness for dancing.

  • She had her dancing-shoes on and didn't stop until midnight. (She was actively dancing and enjoying it.)

• "to dust off one's dancing-shoes": to resume dancing after a long break.

  • After years of not dancing, he dusted off his dancing-shoes for the reunion. (He started dancing again.)

Phrasal Verbs

• None directly applicable, as "dancing-shoes" is a noun phrase and not a verb. However, related verb phrases include:
  • "to wear dancing-shoes": to have them on one's feet.

    • She wore dancing-shoes to the party. (She had them on.)
  • "to change into dancing-shoes": to put them on after wearing other footwear.

    • He changed into his dancing-shoes before the waltz. (He swapped shoes.)