slow dance

slow dance (plural slow dances)

1. A kind of slow, swaying dance performed by couples, often with the lead partner holding their hands against the sides of the following partner's hips or waist while the follower drapes their hands on the leader's shoulders.

slow dance (third-person singular simple present slow dances, present participle slow dancing, simple past and past participle slow danced)

1. To perform a slow dance.

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