舞 蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing 幢 幢 chuáng chuáng (shadows) flickering / dancing 歌 舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing 练 功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) 翩 翩 起 舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully 舞 伴 wǔ bàn dancing partner 载 歌 载 舞 zài gē zài wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations 钢 管 舞 gāng guǎn wǔ pole dancing 伴 舞 bàn wǔ to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort 交 谊 舞 jiāo yì wǔ social dance / ballroom dancing 舞 技 wǔ jì dancing skill 蹦 迪 bèng dí disco dancing / to dance at a disco 翩 跹 piān xiān spry and lively (of dancing and movements) 同 乐 会 tóng lè huì social gathering at which those attending take it in turns to perform for the whole group (music, dancing or comedy etc) 国 标 舞 guó biāo wǔ international standard ballroom dancing 夔 Kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 跹 to manner of dancing / to walk around 载 歌 且 舞 zài gē qiě wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations 霸 王 鞭 bà wáng biān a rattle stick used in folk dancing / rattle stick dance 社 交 舞 shè jiāo wǔ social dancing 舞 厅 舞 wǔ tīng wǔ ballroom dancing 舞 会 舞 wǔ huì wǔ party dancing 谐 剧 xié jù Xieju opera (ballad and dancing monologue, popular in Sichuan) 跳 集 体 舞 tiào jí tǐ wǔ to do ensemble dancing / to dance in a group 尬 舞 gà wǔ (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves
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