tripping the light fantastic

Verb

trip the light fantastic (third-person singular simple present trips the light fantastic, present participle tripping the light fantastic, simple past and past participle tripped the light fantastic)

1. To dance or to move rhythmically to musical accompaniment, especially in a graceful or nimble manner.
   • On board the steamer, which accompanied the yachts all through the race, the majority passed their time pleasantly in paying homage to Terpsichore; though there was not much room for dancing, a goodly array continued to trip the light fantastic.1856 December 1, The Empire, Sydney, page 5, column 2