nondance

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adjective

Unrelated to the world of dance

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Meanings

adjectivenondance (not comparable)

alternative non-dance

  1. not comparableUnrelated to the world of dance

    Much has been made in recent interviews of Mr. Bourne’s intense interest in satisfying his audiences, particularly nondance audiences who, he feels, may need a way into scarily wordless dance-dramas.

    2007 March 19, Jennifer Dunning, “The Strange Career of a Boy With an Edge, or Several”, in New York Times
nounnondance (plural nondances)

plural nondances · alternative non-dance

  1. Something that is not exactly a dance

    Angel 8 PM, a solo, began with a wonderfully funny nondance.

    1988 March 4, Justin Hayford, “Ambiguous Gestures”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From non- + dance.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cannoned
Cite this entry
APA

nondance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondance

MLA

“nondance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondance.

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