1. a stepping in unison with music or rhythmic beats: sayaw
2. a party where people dance, a ball: sayawan, bayle
v.
1. to dance: sumayaw, magsayaw
2. to dance with someone: makipagsayaw, isayaw
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tango
n.
a kind of Latin American dance: tanggo
v.
tumango', itango' (-um:i-) to nod, to say yes. Tumango siya. He nodded. Itango mo ang iyong ulo. Nod your head.
ball
n.
1. a playing ball: bola
2. a formal dance: bayle, sayawan
baile
Sp n.
ball, dance
sayaw
n.
sayawan (-an) a dance, a social gathering for dancing, a ball
v.
sumayaw (-um-) to dance. Sumayaw kami kagabi. We went dancing last night. magsayaw, isayaw, sayawin (mag-:i-, -in)
v.
Sayawin mo ang tinikling. Dance the tinikling.
uli
adv.
ulit, again, once more
v.
umulit (-um-) to repeat, to renew the action mag-ulit, ulitin (mag-:-in)
v.
to repeat something. Nag-ulit kami ng sayaw. We repeated the dance. Ulitin mo ang ginawa mo. Do your work over again.
turo
v.
magturo', ituro' (mag-:i-) to teach, to point to, to point at. Nagturo ako ng sayaw sa mga trainees. I taught a dance to the trainees. Ituro mo ang gusto mo. Teach whatever you like. Point to whatever you like.
rigudon
Sp n.
rigadoon, quadrille (dance)
tanggo
n.
tango (dance)
kabaret
Eng n.
cabaret, dance hall
tinikling
n.
a native dance in which the dancer steps in and out of two clapping bamboo poles
indak
v.
umindak (-um-) to dance (in time with the music). Umindak ang mananayaw sa saliw ng musika. The dancer danced to the tune of music.
