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1
a
formal
dance
in which two people
holding
each other move around a
large
room,
turning
as they go, or a
piece
of music with three
beats
in a
bar
,
written
for this
style
of
dancing
:
Examples:
Viennese waltz The
competitors
must
complete
five
dances
,
including
a Viennese waltz.
He
opened
the
programme
with Ravel's "
La
Valse".
2
to walk
somewhere
quickly
and
confidently
,
often
in a way that
annoys
other people:
Examples:
waltz into You can't just waltz into my
bedroom
without
knocking
- it's
private
!
waltz off with My
idiot
husband
has gone and
waltzed
off with my car
keys
and left me without any way to get to work!
3
to
dance
a waltz
4
a
type
of
dance
that
includes
a
repeating
movement
of three
steps
, or a
piece
of music
written
for this
style
of
dancing
5
to walk
somewhere
quickly
and
confidently
:
Examples:
Glen
waltzed
in an
hour
late as though nothing were wrong.
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