slow dance

US/ˈsloʊ.dæns/

noun

A kind of slow, swaying dance performed by couples, often with the lead partner holding their hands against the sides of the following partner's hips or waist while the follower drapes their hands on the leader's shoulders.

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Meanings

nounslow dance (plural slow dances)

plural slow dances

  1. A kind of slow, swaying dance performed by couples, often with the lead partner holding their hands against the sides of the following partner's hips or waist while the follower drapes their hands on the leader's shoulders.
verbslow dance (third-person singular simple present slow dances, present participle slow dancing, simple past and past participle slow danced)

present singular third person slow dances · participle present slow dancing · participle past slow danced · past slow danced

  1. intransitiveTo perform a slow dance.

Translations

German Stehblues
  • Stehbluesslow, swaying dance performed by couples
Swedish tryckare
  • tryckareslow, swaying dance performed by couples
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APA

slow dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20dance

MLA

“slow dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20dance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slow dance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20dance.

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