fox trot
/ˈfɑks ˌtrɑt/
noun
- A smooth, progressive ballroom dance in 4/4 time, with a combination of slow and quick steps.
- The band played a lively fox-trot at the wedding.
- They practiced the fox-trot for the dance competition.
- My grandmother taught me the basic steps of the fox-trot.
verb
- To dance the fox-trot.
- The couple fox-trotted gracefully across the floor.
- We learned to fox-trot in our ballroom dancing class.
- They fox-trotted to a classic jazz tune.