dance vs polka

dance and polka both are nouns.

dance and polka both are verbs.

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

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

dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
polka: dance a polka

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, tapdance, tango, shag, foxtrot, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, break-dance, break, break dance, cakewalk, conga, samba, two-step, Charleston, boogie, cha-cha, disco, mambo, one-step, rhumba, rumba, mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	polka (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	music performed for dancing the polka
a party for social dancing
a party of people assembled for dancing

dance (verb)	polka (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	dance a polka
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

Difference between dance and polka

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