fox-trot

Thân thiện

The couple performs a graceful fox-trot across the ballroom floor.

Definition

Noun: 1. A specific type of ballroom dance: The fox-trot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by a combination of long, slow steps and short, quick steps. It is performed in 4/4 time signature (quadruple time) and follows set patterns or sequences.

Usage

The word "fox-trot" is used primarily as a noun to name this specific dance. It is often hyphenated. * They took lessons to learn the fox-trot and the waltz. * The band switched from a swing number to a classic fox-trot.

Advanced Usage

• As a verb (less common): To dance the fox-trot.
  • The couple fox-trotted gracefully across the floor.

Variants and Related Words

• Foxtrot: A common alternative spelling without the hyphen.
• Fox-trot (verb): The act of performing this dance.

Synonyms

• Ballroom dance
• (In specific contexts) Dance

Related Phrases

• Slow fox-trot: A slower, more standardized version of the dance, often simply called the "foxtrot" in ballroom competitions.
• Quickstep: A related ballroom dance that evolved from the fox-trot, but is much faster.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences

Từ đồng nghĩa

• foxtrot