Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of ballroom dance: The foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is performed to music in 4/4 time and combines a variety of steps, including slow and quick steps in fixed sequences.

2. Verb:

   • To perform this dance: To foxtrot means to dance the foxtrot.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • They took first place in the competition with their elegant foxtrot.
  • The band switched from a waltz to a foxtrot.

• Verb:

  • The couple foxtrotted gracefully across the ballroom.
  • We learned how to foxtrot in our dance class last week.

Advanced Usage

• "to break into a foxtrot": to suddenly start dancing the foxtrot.
  • When the music changed, he broke into a foxtrot, leading his partner onto the floor.

Variants and Related Words

• Foxtrotter (n): A person who dances the foxtrot.
  • She is an accomplished foxtrotter.

Synonyms

• Ballroom dance: A formal social dance for couples.
• Dance: To move rhythmically to music.

Related Phrases

• Quickstep: Another type of ballroom dance in 4/4 time, generally faster than the foxtrot.
• Slow foxtrot: A specific, slower style of the foxtrot dance.

Noun

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

Verb

1. dance the foxtrot