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Dancing vs Gymnopaedia - What's the difference?

dancing | gymnopaedia |

As a noun dancing

is the activity of taking part in a dance.

As a verb dancing

is present participle of lang=en.

As a proper noun Gymnopaedia is

an annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.

dancing

English

Noun

  • The activity of taking part in a dance.
  • (historical) A dance club in France.
  • * 2001 , William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars
    • New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.
  • * 2003 , Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris (page 44)
    • Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

    Derived terms

    * belly dancing

    Verb

    (head)
    • ----

    gymnopaedia

    English

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia Gymnopaedia) (en proper noun)
  • An annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.

    • Alternative forms

    *Gymnopaediae *Gymnopaidiai