Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A march for accompanying quick time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Milit., a march in quick time—that is, at the rate of 110 steps per minute.
- noun Music adapted to such a rapid march, or in a brisk march rhythm.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A fast
foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork. - verb To
dance the quickstep.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
- verb perform a quickstep
- noun military march accompanying quick time
Etymologies
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Examples
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On my favorite dance show, "So You Think You Can Dance," they call the quickstep the "Kiss of Death" because it is intricate, quick and not necessarily as big a crowd pleaser as the more dramatic or romantic dances - so any couple who gets burdened with it usually ends up going home the next week.
mjsbigblog mj 2010
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"The quickstep will be a thank you for all the opportunities we've received coming to America."
Dancing's Petra Nemcova: I Hope I Can Break the Model Curse 2011
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I think the quickstep will be a better dance for them and they'll both learn from the first week.
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He believed the footwork required for the quickstep was a crucial ingredient of batting skill.
BBC News - Home 2011
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I think the quickstep will be a better dance for them and they'll both learn from the first week.
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I think that their quickstep was the best so far tonight.
Best Syndication - 2008
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What my mother left me was not dancing shoes or diamond rings or bad luck with men it was the way she stood so straight barely reaching my shoulder but tall on days when life bends most people low and that quickstep of hers forward always to music only she could imagine
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What my mother left me was not dancing shoes or diamond rings or bad luck with men it was the way she stood so straight barely reaching my shoulder but tall on days when life bends most people low and that quickstep of hers forward always to music only she could imagine
February « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
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Yet once they start dancing, the effect is pure gold: the thumpy rhythms of their feet on the wooden floor of a park pavilion, the couple's shared power and mutual athleticism, their whizzing quickstep that feels like the Earth's been knocked off its axis and the effortless, ecstatic, romantic joy of it all.
Ginger Rogers at 100: Even with Astaire, always taking the lead Sarah Kaufman 2011
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I was a bit afraid of the quickstep because everyone said it was challenging.
Dancing's Petra Nemcova: I Hope I Can Break the Model Curse 2011
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