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ceroc

ceroc noun: a style of dance which combines salsa with jive and rock and roll.

Noun

ceroc (uncountable)

  1. A style of dance which combines salsa with jive and rock and roll.
    • In his analysis of ceroc classes, Jonathan Skinner (2003: 16) describes how the grammar, tone and movements of the lessons have clear structure to their teaching which allows a safety valve for the expression of erotic play and sexual desires; as one dancer commented, these were 'nights to act out...2010, Hastings Donnan, Fiona Magowan, The Anthropology of Sex, →ISBN, page 65
    • Ceroc is really energetic and quite graceful – I had my share of whirls and twirls with one or two dips thrown in! Guess the men thought I'd be a safe bet to dip – safe for their backs I mean!2010, Lynne Scott, Shadows of the Dance, →ISBN, page 211

Origin of ceroc

Named for and by Ceroc, an international dance organization that created the dance.

Questions about ceroc

What does ceroc mean?
Ceroc means a style of dance which combines salsa with jive and rock and roll.
What part of speech is ceroc?
Ceroc is a noun.

Words near ceroc in the dictionary

  1. Cernys
  2. Cernătești
  3. cero
  4. cero-
  5. ceroan
  6. ceroc
  7. cerococcid
  8. cerococcids
  9. ceroes
  10. cerofer
  11. ceroferaries

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