dance vs waltz

dance and waltz both are nouns.

dance and waltz both are verbs.

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

As verbs, waltz is a hyponym of dance; that is, waltz 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
waltz: dance a waltz

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, 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, polka, one-step, rhumba, rumba, mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	waltz (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	music composed in triple time for waltzing
a party for social dancing	an assured victory (especially in an election)
a party of people assembled for dancing

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

Difference between dance and waltz

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