dance vs dab

dance and dab both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
dab	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dab is a hyponym of dance; that is, dab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
dab: a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

As verbs, dab is a hyponym of dance; that is, dab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: move in a graceful and rhythmical way
dab: to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

Other hyponyms of dance include glissade, chasse, sashay, capriole, jigg.

dance (noun)	dab (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a light touch or stroke
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
a party for social dancing	a small quantity of something moist or liquid
a party of people assembled for dancing

dance (verb)	dab (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
move in a graceful and rhythmical way	hit lightly
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways	apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
	to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing