| 单词 | dancing |
| 例句 | I stop dancing and walk back over to the snack table. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Once, in the light of the quarter moon, they appeared in silhouette on a domed, distant green, like figures dancing in someone’s dream. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z A meeting of the Rhododendron Society was announced, as was an evening of square dancing at the Grange and the birth of a son, Theodore Ignatius, to the Horatio Marches of Cattle Point. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “One more week, Master,Underwood. And then, if you cannot prove your claims, it will be time for you to pursue another career. Something to suit your dramatic talents. Puppet theater, perhaps. Or tap dancing.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The lights passed fleetingly across the faces of couples dancing, teenagers chatting in corners, some old guys nursing drinks at the bar, and waitresses working the floor. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And do not think we Americans are immune from this mysterious plague of dancing possession. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I glanced over at Ben, who was talking animatedly, a coffee stirrer dancing in his mouth as he spoke. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The juke box was playing a Mexican polka and Harley was dancing around by himself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We began dancing around in circles, and I wasted no time. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Though it seemed unlikely that they would marry—she was much more interested in society and dancing than he was, and she had many other suitors—Charles was definitely in love. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Aech smiled wide, then began to bob his head and press his palms to the sky, as if dancing to some unheard rave track. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The water shot up on either side of him as he jumped in, and then began to splash about, leaping and dancing, and throwing up his arms. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Outhouse?” said the young spider, her body swaying back and forth as if she were dancing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This was the 127th annual one, and there would be singing, war dancing, gambling, storytelling, laughter, fry bread, hamburgers, hot dogs, arts and crafts, and plenty of alcoholic brawling. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Its slender towers twisted ever upward, frozen flames dancing as they reached for the sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She just went on dancing at the foot of the King’s steps. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Sticks dancing, swerving, keeping the puck in endless razzle-dazzle motion. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She was going to take dancing lessons from an Austrian dancer named Hans. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like dancing sitting down did you ever dance sitting down? The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted my picture taken before my bangs fell and the rest of my hair looked wild from dancing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He stumbled toward the crowd dancing on the other side of Horn Rock. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As do black people dancing it out at rent parties, as do black people at their family reunions where we are regarded like the survivors of catastrophe. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They weren’t dancing exactly, but just stepping back and forth in time to the music. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, he swore that if a woman, any woman, gets really carried away while dancing, what she truly is—at least potentially—will surface and show on her face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And off would come the wrappers from three suggested dancing dolls or three suggested pairs of roller skates or this very night, three wonderful surprises! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Nearby, Tessie was dancing with Milton in his white naval uniform. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Snow-covered fir trees grow straight up out of the floor and huge ice sculptures of dancing penguins and laughing polar bears fill up the spaces between the candlelit tables. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He wondered if they had been dancing for twelve hours or twenty-four or for no time at all. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z When he opened his eyes again, he realized his glasses were gone, and between the dizziness and his astigmatism, the letters before him started dancing. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Any more of this foolishness and you’ll be down on the beach in San Juan with your mother, laughing and swimming and dancing.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sneakers were a luxury in Africa, and I desperately wanted a pair, though not quite as much as I wanted pink dancing shoes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Three sprightly figures whirled madly in her head—hours filled with Uncle Jack and Dill dancing to preposterous measures blacked out the coming of tomorrow with tomorrow’s troubles. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They had cocktails and went dancing past midnight. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Jorge and David throw a miniature football back and forth across the room, and Dario climbs on his desk and starts dancing, flipping his hair, and pouting his lips. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And at the end of a week of dancing she was nearly distracted. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z And from the dancing flames there issued a thunderous voice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Another buzz, and a picture of Violet appears, decorated in streamers, dancing in the gym. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Men came to lay the floor for dancing in the great hall, and in the drawing-room some of the furniture was moved so that the long buffet tables could be placed against the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She nodded seriously, though her eyes were dancing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were playing the riau-riau music, the pipes shrill and the drums pounding, and behind them came the men and boys dancing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z So we danced very carefully, unsure what music the other was listening to, unsure, perhaps, if the other was dancing at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But by the time he has said the words “are we ready,” I’m circling their table, channeling my Fiddler on the Roof bottle dancing, flying by like we’re at a racetrack, the team's little greyhound. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I don't know how long we were dancing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I don’t even mind the singing and dancing parts.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Oak is in cricket green, dancing around in front of the carriage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There they stood, stooping in a circle round the little dancing and blowing flames. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Cut and bleeding she clawed the air trying to aim her body toward the flaming, dancing figure. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I see everything from step routines to praise dancing to rapping and singing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "I saw, maegi. I saw you, alone, dancing with the shadows." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was judged by the same Hollywood celebrities who judge TV dancing shows. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was a part of that secret fire which came out in fighting, taking chances— and dancing with girls! Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of us sat there for a long time, silent, beneath the ever-changing clouds, surrounded by a dancing breeze. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She could barely contain her nervous anticipation, with images of neatly cobbled streets surrounded by safe stone walls dancing in her head. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking home past Meeting House Square Kit could hardly keep from dancing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I was the only member of the studio audience dancing a jig. Singleton beat that little fugger like she'd stole something.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z A bright fireplace sends light dancing over the shelves and shelves of books stacked every possible way. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It was near about impossible to make out what was going on, because people all around us were singing, dancing, banging their plates, waving their arms back and forth like trees in a hurricane. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She could have been dancing with a hundred people, for all I knew. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Toby started dancing, a kind of dirty two-step that drew comments and stares from everybody passing in the hallway. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She also bought boxes of used high heels that she called her dancing shoes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It's like he understands what dancing is for. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z When I opened my eyes I could see nothing but blue ghosts dancing over my vision. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They showed him great kindness: they welcomed him to their feast, and the maidens dancing to the sound of flute and lyre paused to get for him the gifts he sought. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Little sketches of fairy couples dancing in the moonlight, gnomes peeking out from hollowed trees, a stone palace with turrets spiraling up from each corner. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She splashed through a stream and Rus splashed with her, dancing around her, great wet mouth curving up in his own version of a smile. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She loved dancing and took to it instinctively. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Savoy Ballroom is massive, even compared to the Roseland back in Boston: an expanse of waxed dance floor positively stuffed with Lindy Hoppers dancing elbow to elbow. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a testament to our confraternity, however, that a curious ground of agreement was eventually reached: the necessity of concealing all mourning at the smallpox burials, and displaying only dancing and festival triumph. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t go to the dances at Mason, either, but leading up to it everyone would be dancing in the hallways and after school to get ready. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a game without physical contact, and the quickness of the eye and the dancing of the feet were all that mattered. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When his left arm went up, it looked like the knotted empty sleeve was dancing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It’s not that everyone was moving the same way, any more than people dancing to a song all dance the same way. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A soul tune was blasting out of an eight-track tape player, and all the black women packed between the peeling wooden benches were singing and dancing to the music. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In another spot, people were dancing and drinking some kind of black liquid out of a pot that boiled over a makeshift fire pit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly, she wanted to show her daughter the artistry of true dancing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees themselves, turning and bending in the half light, looked as though they had gone mad and were dancing their roots out of the ground. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Mom grabs me by my wrist, the rabbit foot flying away from me like some crazed infant squirrel, and she flings me across the room, the coffee table dancing behind us. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then came Cynthia, the youngest, a slim, pretty girl-mouse, light haired, and, in fact, a little light-headed as well, and over-fond of dancing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Unmindful of this steel downpour, the villagers cheered and began dancing on the platforms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I take a little step back but he follows, like we’re dancing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There was going to be all sorts of different dancing and music, and everyone was going to come together and hang out and be cultural. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z How in the pit, when things got going, you weren’t so much walking or dancing as being sucked into a whirlpool. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The day faded and now the sun is sleeping and the stars are awake and dancing above us. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And just like dancing, like being able to move with each other without actually touching, in one smooth motion I handed the baton to Krystal. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z But the flurries are light, almost dancing in the air, spiraling and gliding before they land on the ground to melt and evaporate their way back up to the sky again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Finn was so used to that face he had every detail memorized: the dancing eyes, the hint of freckles across the nose, the wide mouth that always seemed ready to smile at Finn’s antics. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z After a few minutes it was dancing so quickly that it had to spit out the aunt. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And the reason it meant so much—so much more than, say, dancing or table-tennis—was because the people out there were different from us students: they could have babies from sex. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The dance floor was half vacant, and even after several long drinks I did not enjoy dancing badly in open view. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The Japanese are a wonderful little people fond of dancing and light wines. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It's The King and I, the original one with the bald guy and all the singing and dancing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Staring down the hill at the dancing grass beneath them, there was a flickering shimmer in the air. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The shadows rose up in the dimming light and began dancing their soft circles around the arc of the living. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “So is yours,” he said, his eyes dancing around, a grin spreading across his face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I see her dancing with Justin’s grandfather, because he’s said he wants a dance with a pretty girl. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She was dancing with a handsome young man. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When the dancing finished, the announcer explained some kind of shooting contest. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Coming within strangling distance of the Crown Prince of Adarlan, son of the man who sentenced her to a slow, miserable death, her self-control balanced on a fragile edge—dancing along a cliff. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Do you talk by rule, then, while you are dancing?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He and Amaka sang as we drove; the undulating road made the car sway from side to side, and I imagined that it was dancing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There were blue sparks dancing along his torso. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Everyone had gotten so warm from the dancing and the body heat that they’d taken off their coats. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Thousands of dollars down the toilet, and here I am, dancing to this awful waltz with all of my boy cousins, some of whom I hardly know, most of whom don’t even like me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z How can such simple ingredients make my tongue feel like it’s dancing with warmth and smoke? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z On the screen, people were dancing in a long line, with their arms round each other’s shoulders, and singing as they bounced up and down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I knew I’d never find him dancing, he was so uptight about stuff like that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When I finally did, I dreamt of dancing on the stage at the Academy of Music. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Girls are getting up and dancing in the aisles. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The moon hung huge and low over the water, sent ripples of light dancing along a pathway toward the shore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A feathery breeze was stirring, setting the flames leaping and dancing, their reflections in the black glistening oil cavorting too. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z An upbeat, bouncy number played as the Cranes wove in a single-file line around blankets and collapsible chairs and a dancing toddler dressed like a monkey. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He’s actually dancing, and I have to stop for a minute to watch him raise his arms and sway to the beat just right. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Isn’t he a good dancer? You should’ve kept dancing with him. He obviously wanted to dance with you.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Teddy was dancing around, the blond of his hair reflecting the golden flames. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dancing score’s been replaced by a soundless ad for Atlantic City casinos. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t get at any more rocks to throw that way, but it sure didn’t keep him from dancing up and down in the air and screaming. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The train shivered with them at the thought but went on and sure enough there was ground up ahead and the trembling became the dancing under their feet. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The first flames appeared, shy as maidens, darting and dancing from log to leg. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s just that. It’s just that sometimes all I see ahead of me is TV dinners—a sort of endless line of them dancing towards me like in a cartoon. You ever eat TV dinners?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The dancing was so pretty and the music so gay that Laura knew she could never get tired of it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There were songs and dancing on the Brooklyn streets in those long ago summers and the days should have been joyous. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A while later, when we moved out of the hamlet, she was still dancing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day at the homecoming dance, I saw them dancing together. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if the orphans were dancing in a circle. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Francie liked to sit there and enjoy the warmth and watch the orange and blue flames dancing an inch above the bed of small black coals. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers, the chaperones, the parents, hundreds of kids—they were all dancing like crazy. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She could make out tiny little microdactyls, medium-sized minidactyls, and then the fully grown pterodactyls, all sailing back and forth, snapping at each other or whatever prey they could find, dancing across the darkness. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z With a show of reluctance, she left her husband’s side to appease Claudius by dancing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Sandy Sterling in her bikini was dancing behind my eyes. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Francie breathed the warm air, watched the dancing leaf shadows, ate the candy and took sips of the cooled water in-between reading the book. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent more time on the girls’ side, dancing one song after another. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Charlie keeps dancing like nothing’s wrong as the guy lifts his sunglasses. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I had already studied everything that was taught there except French, music, and dancing,” she wrote, “so I devoted myself to these accomplishments.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But Mama had not brought me pink dancing shoes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed, sir, I have not the least intention of dancing. I entreat you not to suppose that I moved this way in order to beg for a partner.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Mac looked at Alex in surprised recognition, then broke into a wide, gentle smile, his eyes dancing in the warm glow of the flickering flames. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “Ha, ha! Never say die, take a pinch of snuff, goodbye, goodbye!” squalled Polly, dancing on her perch, and clawing at the old lady’s cap as Laurie tweaked him in the rear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His pale hands shook, and the almanac he held looked like a puppet dancing without strings. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The poet prepared the dancing circles well, intoxicating them with visions of flight and release. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Neither Mom nor George mentioned the play that evening, but once George was up in her room, she twirled around and around like a spider dancing on a web. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z They broke into song and began dancing as a group, to the surprise of their hosts. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Though I had a passion for ballet, I now found that I loved all kinds of dancing. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem right that they thought singing and dancing would change Cecile into someone who cried for her long-lost daughters or fried pork chops and made banana pudding. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z How many times had he come here to see the dancing flames? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Hermione cast the merrily dancing flames a dark look, and Harry distinctly heard her mutter “Slave labor,” before bidding them good night and disappearing through the doorway to the girls’ dormitory. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z All day the boy played the drum, keeping the strange animal dancing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I saw Megan in the crowd, dancing by herself, or, at least it looked like she was dancing by herself. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And now the suitors gave themselves to dancing, to harp and haunting song, as night drew on; black night indeed came on them at their pleasure. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He stormed over and flung it open, and there at the top of the stairs stood Emma, a tiny ball of blue flame dancing above her hand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I mean, you’re out here, getting the photographers to chase you, swanning around like you hate the attention, which you clearly don’t since you’re dancing with my sister, of all people,” Alex says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My teammates are high-fiving everyone, yelling taunts, rapping, and even dancing. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And I understand how working and hoeing are dancing; how peasant clothes are golden, as king’s clothes are golden; how one of the dancers is always a man and the other a woman. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Us dancing, I mean? Did something about it feel different?” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Too much free time. In my day, you would be too busy working. No time for dancing or funny hair colors.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Small men by the hundreds surrounding him, dancing on his head and latching on to his eyelids. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z At home that night, Mom cleaned out a suitcase she’d used for her collection of dancing shoes, and I filled it with my clothes and my bound copies of The Maroon Wave. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Come,” he said, grasping her arm and trying to pull her into the dancing. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a rule against dancing,” I tell her. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The harbour was a dancing thing, with fluttering paper boats, and the sailors on the quay were jovial, smiling fellows, merry as the wind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z You don’t see him roaming the streets kicking everything in sight till the toes hang out of his boots, oh, no, he’s a good boy, dancing for his poor mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Everyone is laughing too loudly, dancing too fiercely. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then she took me out dancing at a lively Hispanic restaurant and club. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “So your breath will smell like candy when you’re: dancing the slow dance.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The walls of the room facing the theater were covered with a parade of young people in medieval costumes dancing, playing, and talking with one another in an idyllic country setting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z When he knocks on the glass to get her attention, she keeps dancing and pays him no mind. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Oh man, homeless people dancing all over the place,” she joked. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes are dancing, and I can tell she wants to say more. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I had to interrupt their dancing to ask, “Auntie, was that my parents?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Bigger crept on tiptoe toward the trunk with the skillet clutched stiffly in his hand, his eyes dancing and watching every inch of the wooden floor in front of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Their dancing was slow, precise, controlled; it fascinated eye and mind. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Then the music switched again and leapt into something fast and galloping, and I saw Lianne and Margot and a bunch of the other freshman girls dancing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Isabella stops and looks down into her cup, like the great excuse she might have for dancing with the boy I like might be hiding in there. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "If she can have a dancing lesson, why won't you let me say farewell to Prince Joffrey?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I was six years old, playing in the road, when a group of herd boys approached, singing and dancing. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Grace sees her hair first, dark brown curls gathered at the back of her neck, the sun shining through the trees and dancing across her shoulders. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And then, for no apparent reason, the balance shifts, and Michelangelo rises in their thoughts, his slumped body, the dancing flames, his burning flesh. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Within minutes I invented another game, which involved singing and dancing as well as storytelling. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I snuck away with thoughts of the University dancing in my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But still, she felt like seizing the prince and dancing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He held a cornucopia in one hand and a drinking vessel in the other, and had vine leaves in his hair and a swinging tunic to show he was dancing. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z This was huge, with white fabric dancing from it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This goes on and on, the two of them on stage dancing and rapping when it is clear they are not good at either. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z And after a while, I couldn’t, either—especially once the dancing started and Meryl Lee took my hand. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I turn it on to listen to the music and watch the dancing and funny parts again. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We wove through the dancing crowd, then out past the rock and into the darkness of the woods along the ridge of the bluff. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she lay awake for a while longer, thinking of a gray bird dancing in its blood. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Daddy would have my hide if he saw me dancing like that in public. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Kaede awoke after dark, and when she opened her eyes there were lights dancing on the ceiling, reflected from the city below. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I’ve been dancing in this festival since I was little, but this part always feels the same: stomach somersaults and trembly legs. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Maxim came in at the window, Jasper dancing at his heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab joined in next, dragging me by the arm, and I jumped and laughed and tried to follow, but I was about as graceful as an android when it came to dancing. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Like a majorette before the ever-shifting sidewalk crowd, I smiled during performances, and in Japanese dancing that is equivalent to a concert violinist walking onstage in a bathing suit. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He keeps small bits of flame dancing atop long sticks while he prepares to swallow them whole. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Harry and Doge looked up to see Auntie Muriel standing there, the plumes dancing on her hat, a goblet of champagne in her hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He could see humps of shadow, moving and dancing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Laika’s tub of horror was a plastic toddler’s wading pool, blue, and decorated with a frieze of press-formed dolphins, starfish, and bubbles dancing around its outer wall. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The rest of practice was Whit giving us the rundown about the handoff—the passing of the baton—and how it was just like dancing the waltz, but we didn't actually practice it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Either of you girls like dancing? We have a cool class going on right now.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z All I could see were pink and red hearts hanging from crepe-paper chains, clusters of girls and boys and a few kids dancing in the center, and Principal Myers manning the record player. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z There’s this one group called Boyz II Men that sings a lot of sappy songs our parents seem to love dancing and being ooey-gooey to. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z People was singing and dancing, having a good time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m a klutz when it comes to dancing. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He raised a hand, fingers dancing through the air in a complicated array of signals, and at once the dogs stilled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Basically, for eleven solid minutes, it felt like we were dancing ten feet above the rest of the world. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I felt my entire body tighten up at the thought of dancing with Eddie. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And she undertook a thorough review of the sehottische, making sure to confine the dancing to the nursery this time. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch spent a solitary hour in the livingroom until Atticus and Jem arrived; his niece locked herself in the bathroom and remained there scrubbing herself and dancing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Late in the evening, when the dancing became wild, Sass hurried us home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I'm very fond of dancing, sometimes, and that was one of the times. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When the music started and the dancing commenced, they appreciated the extent of their gratitude for Jockey. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The roof was a typical tar-over-wood affair, which meant, in addition to keeping it wet, the men on it were constantly dancing around to stamp out burning cinders. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Each one took turns picking up Deborah, Theresa or me and dancing around the kitchen floor with us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the nearly two years I lived in Ro Leap, there was no music or dancing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have had a hard time keeping up with Ximena and Savanna, and Ellie never really loved dancing that much. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Louis hated peasants, too, apparently, and yet he had no problem sitting beside Jeanne—hoisting her in the air and dancing, even. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She entered a vast circular ballroom packed with people dancing and drinking beneath a glistening pack of wolves hewn from ice. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I remember her dancing in the living room with Grandpa a lot. I remember she was always playing records on Dad’s old stereo.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Watching kids dancing, I flicker my fingers on my knees. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the summer, Felicia is dancing infrequently and her pronouncements are few. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished societies.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z But inside I was dancing around to a pirate jig. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I didn't know what kind of training methods Whit had, or what discount aisle Coach found her in, but...dancing? Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “My mom let me use that song for my Christian pole dancing routine.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She’s interested in only three things that I can see: dancing, painting, and sex. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z This cat, with the small flames dancing in its oblique eyes, was perhaps seeing the pageant of its past eight lives, reviewing them with an animal's stoicism, beyond hope or fear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Romanian folk dancing? Aristotelian literary criticism? Or perhaps—Mr. Jankowski—you completed a performance degree on the accordion?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I automatically stop dancing and sit back down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Maybe she was the kind of grandma who cursed and went out dancing, who had a devious spark in her eyes that would rival Gramps's. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Your nightfires lie. I was not made for dancing, and I am no man’s puppet.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t really understand what had just happened to him.Those dancing lights, that fireball of rage, the adrenaline pumping like pistons in an old gas engine. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The guy put the record back on and people started dancing again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z That evening, dancing and singing to myself in the kitchen, I make twice as many sambo jelly sandwiches. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A single fly, its armored back an oily, metallic green, was dancing a circle on his chin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped dancing and watched, as many others did. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “That is one busy girl. What was it last month? Swing dancing?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The dancing couple pauses, the girl on the floor and her boyfriend stare. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My brothers and sisters teased me during the practice sessions, where I sat with my groom, a boy named Merewe, while the dancing girls learned their routines. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was wonderful talking and dancing with you, too. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I see the warm, honey glow behind your bedroom curtain, your shadow dancing on the wall as you gently fold your red sweater and bend to lacquer the small nails on your toes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Andrea’s room, for instance, had a bar down one wall for her to use when she practiced dancing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He is, as the saying goes, dancing with himself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Dunwing and her daughter led the dancing mouse off to their nest at the rear of the court under the farthest eaves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I grab a red plastic cup from a nearby table, pour myself some cranberry juice, and start dancing alone like the girl near the fireplace. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At home, they watched a dancing competition on television as they ate a dinner of spaghetti. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z When we were all together, Hirohito led the parade of him, Vonetta, and Fern, hooting and dancing around me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I am terrible at dancing, since I have no practice in it other than humiliating lessons at school, partnered with Taryn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Studies on dancing bees by Karl von Frisch. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The girl I was dancing with did too. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Mostafa seemed to come to himself; Harry, watching through the Omnioculars again, saw that he looked exceptionally embarrassed and had started shouting at the veela, who had stopped dancing and were looking mutinous. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The way she was dancing just stole my heart,” my grandfather said. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z "Because it's a party, Nood. Everybody will be partying and dancing and drinking," I cut in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Or that Lark showed him the video of her cockatoo dancing to a theme song he knows by heart. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It’s like the song of a bird I recall from long ago, a tiny yellow bird with a voice like dancing water. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z If she wasn’t dancing over the heads of her opponents, she was tumbling through their chain-link bodies, depositing sticky traps that rooted them to the spot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I picture him better playing soccer, or dancing. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She would stop by his flat to chat; they’d go to underground get-togethers, go dancing at the nightclub with the rotating dance floor. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I imagined her voice dancing on the air and drifting out of the opened windows to help anyone who needed to hear her. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I planned to take Fay, but she said she had a date and she’d rather go dancing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But the dancing dolls were from two trips back. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His shirt is damp and his skin is sticky, but I keep dancing because I don’t want to hurt his feelings. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z You’re seven years old, you made your First Communion, and now ’tis time for the dancing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Nine days later, all over America people were dancing in the streets. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I had basically been quiet after the dancing, and on the whole ride to practice. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a dancing girl in the marketplace. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “It would be a crowd—a sad crowd; and what could be worse than dancing without space to turn in?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The beam stretched out into shrinking nothingness, a-glitter with dancing, shining motes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z That’s a whole night of folk dancing, just like this, at colleges all over the country. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It was pretty out, the sun cutting its way around the leaves and dancing up off the water. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Later on, Sammy told me how he had happened to spot her in the Savoy, not even dancing with anybody, just standing on the sidelines, watching, and he could tell. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we Navajos tore off our shirts and began dancing around. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope felt self-conscious gobbling away while the children were so gloomy, but the strenuous dancing of the previous day had given her a hearty appetite that no amount of stuffed dead animal heads could erase. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When, by evening, the crowd on the neighbors’ deck began dancing, she looked up their number in the phone book and asked them to keep it down. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She tells me behave myself and come home dancing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There is dancing after dinner in the ballroom, where lengths of colorful, gold-embellished silk cascade over the walls and windows, glimmering in the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Slaves carried off the body, and the dancing resumed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You comin’?” The boy had high cheekbones and freckles and light brown skin lit up by the setting sun, which cast a long dancing shadow onto the causeway behind him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The breeze took them out and dropped them onto the dancing waves. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In her haze her mother was alive and laughing, dancing in front of her cooking fire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walk, it seems like shapes appear in the sands, figures spinning and dancing, feeding off the wind’s ferocity. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Not lonely, just alone—riding her bike across campus or sitting off by herself in the cafeteria—even dancing, she danced alone—and it was the aloneness that filled him with love. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been a good dancer once, but now she was overweight, and sad to watch, even in the eyes of a ten-year-old who had never seen this kind of dancing. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z With each flash she saw dancing trees and wild water pouring across the barnyard. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It felt as though hundreds of tiny people were dancing a jig inside her and tickling her with their toes. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ended up dancing the night away with a kid from Portugal. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Now this is what I mean by dancing,” I said as I danced the role of Dewdrop, tippy-toeing around Mia and the dolls I had arranged on the floor as Flowers. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella did a quick, dancing sidestep, looking down to check her bare toes. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Harry leaned up against one of the golden pillars and watched Ginny, who was now dancing with Fred and George’s friend Lee Jordan, trying not to feel resentful about the promise he had given Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I watched my own sisters through my mother’s eyes, happily dancing this woman into our house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We thought we’d go for a few days with some of the girls and stay at a hotel there and go dancing. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashish even kept the video running when they had stopped dancing to talk about the steps, to “capture this crazy experience,” as he put it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We begin setting the table while some sort of rumba music plays, the kind Lola and the aunties would start dancing to if they heard it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The dancing kept up, the drinking kept up, the noise went on. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A seventy-year-old lady does gymnastics as if she’s fifteen, then a man sings a rap song while dancing like a robot. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Eeben Axelroot’s airplane with coronas of flame dancing around the wings as it touched down on a field of waving pink grass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the song, he rubbed his beard and said that he was impressed with my dancing and found the singing “interesting.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The flickering lantern he held cast our dancing shadows on the smooth, clean adobe walls. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s Irish dancing,” Selena said, quickly turning off the phone so that the screen went black. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z His head spun from the wine, and he was so tired from all the dancing that he was fairly certain that if he sat down, he’d fall asleep. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She started dancing as though she were the awkward cousin at a bat mitzvah. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I loved the tough guys, the action, Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca,” and I loved all of that dancing and carrying on in such films as “Stormy Weather” and “Cabin in the Sky.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys made a compact little group that moved over the beach, four plate-like shadows dancing and mingling beneath them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room,” said Mr. Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Bennet. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Axel remembers the way Byrd loved the crane’s dancing, the way Frank wished for the bird to make its trumpeting sound, and how he watched and listened for both. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Boxers sparred in a makeshift ring, dancing to keep their feet under them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The ruins stretch as far as I can see, dappled sunlight dancing against their surfaces, and drifting over them are a field of shining, jewel-like power-ups. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hildy had a feller, a beau who took her dancing Saturday nights. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone stopped dancing and sang a farewell to the soldiers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole hugged his arms tightly to his chest and kept dancing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He was accompanied, as was his custom, by a train of women dancing and singing exultant songs, wearing fawn-skins over their robes, waving ivy-wreathed wands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "You know those dancing dolls from the last time?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The music and dancing lasts for at least an hour. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And dancing about them, running now to one and now to another, she shepherded them back to the Toy Department. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She began to attack it ferociously, gnawing on it with the side of her mouth, dancing around it as if it were an animal she had successfully brought down in a hunt. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They gather into two dancing groups, one black, one white. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine Mrs. Lynch, with her gray hair, wrapped in a bun, as a teenager, dancing to music in the living room with my mom. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z So here I am, my hair dancing about like whiskers behind me, and my hands flapping like wings, flying above the world until Pa summons me away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning she was still dancing and the Red Calf had to take its breakfast of dandelions all by itself because the Red Cow could not remain still enough to eat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Sarah Ruth opened her eyes, and Bryce moved Edward’s china legs and china arms so it looked as if he were dancing. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Charlie has captured the attention of some people nearby, and soon they start dancing around my brother. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z There was one mass of yellow shirts dancing up and down in the crowd. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Felicia remembers her son’s gangly body, his first stilted dancing steps, and begins to cry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dee is dancing in place to imaginary music, making a bass sound deep in her throat. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Stella, honey—I might not be fit for dancing, but I can certainly stir some batter,” Mama said, stretching her arms for the bowl. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We were dancing in her basement with a bunch of our girlfriends and somehow the CD got ruined. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There are a couple people dancing behind him—friends, strangers, who knows, who cares—and this energy elevates me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Glenn Burke was always standing on the benches in the Dodgers clubhouse and doing stand-up comedy, reciting poetry, and dancing around. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I didn't join them, but their silly dancing definitely helped with the process of pulling me out of my second-place slump. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He thought of his friends, of the games they were already playing, and of the contests and dancing later. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I knew that Fay had gone out dancing at the Stardust Ballroom, so I didn’t expect her home so early. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of them, a small boy hunched with a radio to his ear is dancing down the street. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw a flower with eight petals, and each petal is a dancing woman. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I was glad of it, I had almost caught the rhythm of it, the dancing, clicking jangle of it during the summer. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z On the penultimate chime, the dancing flames change from blue to black, and for that moment, it is difficult to discern the fire from its cauldron. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was no one dancing in the square. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The Dancing Fan was dancing harder than it had ever danced before. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I asked her how had she been able to go out dancing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The light grows dim around us, with only faint rays of blue and silver dancing against the stone formations. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the floor, some guys are supposedly dancing, trying to get their moves ready for prom. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, for three hours, Aru and Mini learned war strategy from Hanuman, dancing and etiquette from Urvashi, and folklore from Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After a while we teenagers even started dancing on Saturday nights. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z High John spoke again in that language of dancing slaves and hidden meanings, and the giant black crow cawed and flapped into the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Smoke filled the crowded room and the music stopped and the students dancing stopped and the DJ told them to quickly leave the building. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dorn had practiced ballet for most of her life and still moved as if dancing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Round paper lanterns hang in the courtyard, the shadows dancing over their white surfaces like silently howling faces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Already, there’s a crowd of people milling around the dance floor, even though no one’s really dancing yet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Through the curtainless window he could see the lopsided moon with hundreds of stars dancing in bright attendance. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Each high-pitched meow sends Sunkist-orange coils dancing in front of me, but I don’t mind. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I looked out over the water at the hundreds of dancing lanterns. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I had already memorized the choreography of the Balanchine Nutcracker, so I expected to come out of class dancing like a real ballerina. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The Carter band moved into the stands and members of the crowd started swaying dreamily back and forth as if they were dancing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Coordinated as she whirls, though how she knows what dancing is, he could never guess. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She’s pushed her consultation table into a corner, and on it are a half dozen yellow candles with their bright dancing flames. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Circling, tap- dancing, I was underneath them when they landed—doing the “flapping eagle,” “the kangaroo” and the “split.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Skin and bones dancing, lips upcurled like oyster shells, a no-count man with a femur in his hair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your show was growing dull. Every mummer needs a dancing bear.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The club skipped up and over his head at the last moment, and Thor looked as if he were dancing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z We didn’t really do any actual dancing: just some basic steps and a little rough blocking. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z In one tomb archaeologists had discovered soldiers, servants, and even dancing girls laid out as though they were sleeping. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I haven’t been to a wedding in a while. But when I was in Pakistan, we were dancing around one day to be silly, and my cousin showed us something like this.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Marvelous dancing, everyone! Our next entertainment will delight you just as much, I’m sure,” she said. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z From the dance floor it seemed to be more than it was: one hundred couples, two hundred people, four hundred dancing legs seemed to be a single festive flowery creature, a fabulous millipede. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I watched her curtsy and twirl in her new dress as we lapped the store, all the while her feet dancing over the evidence of what had happened at the checkout lanes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You didn’t tell us you weren’t allowed to use magic outside school,” said Uncle Vernon, a mad gleam dancing in his eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He asked her to go dancing; she said, “No, thank you, I have to call my grandmother.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She just kept right on dancing in her red shoes while the kind old lady suffered and died. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I fill four pages of sketches until I settle on a painting of a woman with a shaved head dancing in a swirl of fire. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a traditionally Hasidic wedding, with the men and women sitting separately and with a lot of dancing and singing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just a game anymore, Sierra thought angrily, as dancing limbs and torsos slammed against her and fell away again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Around the fountain, sculptures hid like tree sprites under the topiaries—cupids playing flutes and tambourines, or ladies dancing in their rain-worn stone gowns next to the huge pots of orange trees. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hila was still dancing in place when she pointed to Koffi. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Sierra could see her little phone light dancing through the darkness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Flappers are big-city girls who cut their hair short and go dancing and do what they please.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They didn’t say a word, but with widening eyes and small taut smiles they sent a charge of excitement dancing between them like a crackle of electricity. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He danced out the door and danced down the road and was seen by many witnesses, who have all testified that he was dancing for the entire three-mile stretch from Mount Pleasant to Norvelt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Because when I was dancing with June, she was smiling back at me the whole time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They come with the waves and twist and turn on the sand as if they were dancing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He only touched my back to make sure I didn’t get bumped by a few dancing couples. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z They let them run around loose at Baron Park Zoo, and this white one opened up all its feathers and started dancing in front of me and backing me up against a fence. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Momma and Aunt Pam work the stove as skillets full of bacon and eggs sizzle, blue flames dancing beneath them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “We were dancing with cripples at Astapor. Do you want to face real Unsullied with that lot on your side?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I held mine up and felt the bubbles dancing against my lips, then sipped it, feeling it burn in my throat, raw and sweet and unlike anything I’d had before. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z People were playing music and dancing, children were running around, and there was that familiar good smell of cooked cassava leaf in rich palm oil. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He said it felt like it was dancing, and then he would have to get up and dance, whirling her grandmother around the kitchen until they were both exhausted. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Down the side streets that led to the square we saw the square solid with people, those in the centre all dancing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It would have been entirely unremarkable had it not been full to the brim with dancing blue-white flames. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Several had seen the eerie, dancing glow beyond the rooftops near them and, even without official notice from Schaffer, prepared to respond. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I think of the dancing sandwich I was in before in the activity lounge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I convinced Emma to take a turn around the fire with me, and though I was usually shy about dancing in public, this time I let myself go. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I’m taking you down to Catherine Street to Mrs. O’Connor’s Irish dancing classes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The wild and the dogs and the stunning joy of dancing through the wilderness with them hung over me—no, danced out ahead of me—every single waking minute of every single waking day. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We close the space between us, our hands still very much to our sides or in the air, but we’re dancing against each other. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The toes of his massive dancing slippers were cut away so that his snakes could protrude. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Gives them a good excuse to eat too much, drink too much, and make proper fools of themselves whilst dancing.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A particularly ludicrous example of this potential miscegenation was a 1968 photograph of Pat Nixon dancing with a black man at a White House function. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I trudged through the snow to the shower block for the pleasure of dancing through ice water, then went to the general store and hung out by the stove with half a dozen others. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z You hesitate before you exit, pausing to watch the intricate, dancing clock as it ticks down the seconds, pieces moving seamlessly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Flamenco dancing had no practical application in the closed society prevailing in the capital back then, but Nicolas ran a discreet announcement in the paper offering his services as a teacher of that fiery art. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, very gradually, part by part, a pale dangling individual stepped out of the wreck, pawing tentatively at the ground with a large uncertain dancing shoe. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Everyone is dancing and I am dancing too. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He didn’t know whether to desert the seared Mr. Palermo and see what had happened or to stay in the factory, where the workers had begun dancing with one another under the loudspeakers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them were dancing, and others merely ran around cooking, as if nakedness were nothing special. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Ron purchased a dancing shamrock hat and a large green rosette, he also bought a small figure of Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian Seeker. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Not far away the bent woman was dancing and gathering invisible things from the air. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people said that girls who were tempted to enter fairy rings lost all of their humanity from the ecstasy of the dancing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Bren pretends he is dancing with someone, then twirls around and tries to dip himself. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In sixth grade he told me glumly, as we stood in line in front of the auditorium door, waiting to go in for Friday square dancing, that I was plain. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z A woman, scarcely more than a shadow, was dancing on the moon's nose—and suddenly the moon smiled. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They were beautiful, the way the women dancing on the beach were beautiful, with kohl-rimmed eyes and long black hair. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Shunned by established churches, they became a sect of outsiders, and their preachers condemned worldly temptations like dancing, movies, jewelry, and swimming in public pools. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A guy wearing an eye patch steps closer to me and starts dancing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see her freckles from the audience, but I imagined them dancing on her nose as she flicked her head this way and that. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “You know, you wouldn’t say a word at first. Your eyes were dancing around the shop, looking at all the others gettin’ their hair done, wincing if people laughed too loud. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Listening to music and dancing made me forget my troubles. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Keisha is up and dancing while Albert gives me a single nod. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Walking up the path, I film the light dancing on the brick wall outside of the bathrooms. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Rabiya glares at them both, her big brown eyes blazing, and doesn’t stop dancing. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z This time, I lingered out by the bar, and then, when the flapper girl grabbed me, I joined her dancing in the mosh pit. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tara? Every fairy hippie in the northern hemisphere will be dancing around the Lia Fáil at the full moon. There’ll be so many shields on, it’ll look like the whole place is underwater.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Behind it trailed a growing bunch of revelers, dancing along with the beat, drinking and throwing their empty bottles to shatter against the huge, impervious machine. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But a poor man—what need had he for poetry or for painting or for music not fit for singing or dancing? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And while his body was stiff as a sandbag, you could almost see him dancing inside it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Accomplished ballroom dancers, sluggards who knew neither traditional nor Western dancing, all joined in the indlamu, the traditional Zulu war dance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He suddenly became very lively, almost dancing a jig on the sidewalk. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But all around me people are still shouting and dancing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And soon, the concrete, the stones, the marble tiles, the dancing rebar, all fell down around me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z All that dancing had left my stomach hungry. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She got up and began dancing to the soukous music that was playing as she left us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z My marker squeaks as I write each huge red letter: D tipping forward, A leaning back, N shivery, C stretched tall, and the lines of E poking out at funny angles, the word itself dancing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I dreamed about that girl Ellen dancing and rubbing up against me and when I woke up the sheets were wet and messy. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Everyone’s inside—Dad’s giving Semaj a bath, Mom’s still on her call with the caterer for tomorrow night’s retirement party, and Haley’s dancing around her room with her headphones on. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Josiah scored early in the second half, dancing around the keeper, who had come out of the goal to challenge him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We placed it in one of the experimental chambers and hauled the philosophic machines against the wall so there should be space for dancing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I looked at the hallway, saw a group of kids dancing in a circle. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was like a Texas football bonfire, but nobody was dancing around it, and nobody was celebrating anything. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her parents were dancing a clumsy, barefoot salsa on the grass. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Games of dice and dominoes, people dancing and partying till all hours. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My relatives all declared their feelings about the set from their astonishment at live people dancing in the living room, to we need to get one or come to your house every night. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He saw the living dancing with the dead. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z There in the land of the dancing plains and rolling hills, there in the land which is the eagle’s by day and the owl’s by night is innocence. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Only now did Penelope notice that, during the dancing, a curtained playing area had been quickly set up on one side of the ballroom, between the tall windows. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The sun slanted through the dirty attic window, lighting the dust motes dancing in the air. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z With her heart hammering in her throat, Ash asked, “Will you do me the honor of dancing with me?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A sheep was slaughtered and there was dancing and singing — it was the first celebration that I had ever had in my own honor, and I greatly enjoyed it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to them, along the back wall, sat the chaperones ... all keeping a watchful eye on the dancing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “I saw you dancing with the red headed man I ran away from. Was he nice?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think we could?” asked Summer, her eyes doing that little dancing thing they did when she was super-happy. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Could the dancing be in a nightclub with lots of mirrors? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jones held the dripping candle over the protective glass cover that shielded the dancing compass needle, showing Booth the course to steer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was as drunk as the Hound had been, but in him it was a dancing happy drunk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The gym has gotten crowded with kids dancing, and Tyler pulls me right into the middle. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, she made me change into my new pajamas, with the dancing cats and dogs, and I put them on for her, even though they were too scratchy and too small. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I liked that you got into the show and weren’t chomping to leave ASAP. And I loved dancing with you. And I loved how comfortable you seemed to be with all us riffraff.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All of us are waiting for Brian to speak, watching the dancing stone, mesmerized by it, as the air sizzles with coming violence. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As we wound our way through the round tables full of teachers, other parents, and a lot of grown-ups we didn’t know, people congratulated us and complimented our dancing. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And all the while the blonde continued dancing, smiling faintly at the big shots who watched her with fascination, and faintly smiling at our fear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z At once the needle began to swing round, back, round and on further, like a bee dancing its message to the hive. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z My other coworkers, too, like to joke around, and I find myself laughing and dancing around the kitchen and happily flying up and down the stairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, one cannot listen to polka music for long before getting up and dancing, which is what the two thanksgivers did as soon as their bloated stomachs allowed. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she drew a picture of the.little girl dancing underneath the words on the paper. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Then, in front of us on the screen, there were a million monarch butterflies, dancing in slow motion in the sky. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Keep looking and it's spring again, the light's gold now, and dancing across the pine floors. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z There was burst after burst in the dirty air, yellow lightning shattering the ground, splintering rock, ripping limbs off the great trees and sending them twisting swirling dancing along the ground, along the ridge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the music broke wildly and the step was finished and they were all dancing on up the street. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Her heart-shaped face, and her dancing deep grey eyes, and the brown curling mass of her hair. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I watch with a lump in my throat as he brings up another constructed Memory—this time of the same night, with flashlights dancing through the park. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They dressed like Americanos but walked with a jaunty hop that made them look as if they were dancing down the street, only their hips were not as loose as Puerto Rican men’s were. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I picture myself at the top of the Eiffel Tower, climbing pyramids in Egypt, dancing in the streets in Spain, riding in a boat in Venice, and walking on the Great Wall of China. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Don't forget that she has magic in her fingers and devilry dancing in her blood. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “And as far as the dancing goes, if you inherited my moves, the lesson will be a piece of cake.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The smallest daughter found the process of moving as a group hilarious, giggled, and kept her dancing eyes trained on Otto. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I wish the people back home reading magazine stories about dancing cannibals could see something as ordinary as Anatole’s clean white shirt and kind eyes, or Mama Mwanza with her children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Show him the ticket, Charlie!” shouted Grandpa Joe, who was still dancing around the floor like a dervish in his striped pajamas. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “This is about the extent of my dancing.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z That night, I sat in the auditorium watching the boys and girls dancing at the Christmas formal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s supposed to limber us up, but it feels like dancing in a chorus line. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The Faun trotted in, half dancing, with a tray in its hands which was nearly as large as itself. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z A white woman gets up from her blanket and starts dancing for no reason at all. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My phone goes off and I look down to see a notification from her app, a tiny pill bottle emoji dancing away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But now the silvery mist muted all the colors of the grave markers, the uneven ground dancing with strange shadows. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Exhausted from Ivan’s energetic dancing, Anya took a break with two bliny and went to sit by the bridge to her house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z By now, we are so immersed in conversation we are barely dancing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra realized something was dancing in Manny’s eyes besides his usual mischievous charm. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “A dancing room,” she said, “for ladies in full skirts, and room enough for a full country dance. Hugh Crain, will you take a turn with me?” and she curtsied to the statue. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She was flying once again, spinning, laughing, dancing, as the stars wheeled around her and whispered secrets in her ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A slow bolero starts, and I feel myself being led towards where Trujillo is now dancing with the attractive, blond wife of the old senator. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Ocean Park I had taken tap- dancing lessons; my older brothers would coax me to perform for visitors, and it gained me a lot of attention. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire planet was jarred for a moment, the stadium swaying, the lights dancing. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We take turns dancing on the bed, then leaping off. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Lucy kept dancing and showing off her ticket. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z They milled about in the roadway, dancing in pain as myriads of maddened hornets attacked furiously. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then all the girls stopped dancing and stared at me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She inhales and exhales the sweet dancing smoke. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But when they heard the first radio announcement he simply said, “Excellent, excellent,” and later he watched the dancing neighbors with a blank expression. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I get up out of the chair, advance my feet into the sunlight, in their red shoes, flat-heeled to save the spine and not for dancing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Isabella and I start dancing with each other. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The conductor started dancing a jig so Scruffy couldn’t latch on to the cuffs of his uniform pants and yank them down. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z All day long I had been imagining dancing with Manuel, holding his hand, maybe having him give me a good-night kiss. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Papa glared at him, the light from the fire dancing in his eyes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I caught a glimpse of Jessica and Mike dancing, staring at me curiously. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He lost his daughter, he came into the woods, he made some cursed dancing shoes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Square dancing. I never want to hear a mandolin again.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They began to do their praise dancing, glad that we’d soon see Big Ma and Ma Charles. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The other horses watch, dancing on the spot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Oh, the nights of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the piper’s tune Oh, for one of those hours of gladness, gone, alas, like our youth too soon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Not entering the lip of the City dancing all the way. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Each one of us code talkers grabbed a drum and we went dancing down the road, beating on those drums, yelling and singing in Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When I look up to check again, the numbers fade into dancing cats singing about kitty litter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z One man was dancing with his neighbor’s wife. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She said that it was really fun with everyone all dressed up and dancing to good music played by a deejay instead of The Gypsies of the Allegheny. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I must have been drunk with water and air and dancing, because I picked up the sprinkler and said, “You come over here and you’re gonna get wet.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wish I hadn’t bought this now,” said Ron, gesturing at his dancing shamrock hat and gazing longingly at the Omnioculars. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I can just see those big, thick eyebrows dancing. He’d love it! Maybe I’ll tell him. He might be interested in forming the United Mine and Rocket Workers of America!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She’d slip on a pair of dancing shoes, put a stack of records on the phonograph, and crank the volume way up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My exhaustion seemed to vanish as I began to navigate through the entertainment center operation menus from memory, the fingers of my right hand dancing rapidly across the touchscreen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Only a fraction of the candles are burning, but the sight is no less resplendent as they illuminate the twisting black branches, casting dancing shadows over the striped walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The party will start with refreshments, followed by dancing—rock and roll on the record player for Susie’s friends and merengues and cha-chas by a live Dominican combo for her parents’ guests. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The Bronchettes, no longer duty-bound to cheer and serve up those reedy, screechy screams, started dancing away with abandon, their faces fresh and unvarnished by lipstick or rouge powder. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, I noticed that while they were on TV singing or dancing or serving the white folks, none of them were in the family shows. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I walked out of the classroom and felt like dancing and singing. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I picture the lock of hair dancing in the current until it reaches the Bay of Bengal. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She did not expect to see a ring of candles with her mother’s braid and red dancing shoes at the center. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The man nodded, looking relieved to have fulfilled his duty, and walked back across the ballroom, threading his way past the many couples dancing there. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As directed by Bob Fosse on Broadway, the dancing was raucous, and the themes—Pippin’s relationships with multiple women, his struggles with authority and the church—were overtly presented. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But soon Gwen became distracted by a handsome young lord of her own, and Ash excused herself from the dancing circle, feeling that she had had enough. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The grandpas try to hammer, but I keep interrupting, dancing around to get their attention. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z But tonight I feel myself dancing with them. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And then he stopped dancing and took the kettle from his head and looked at Mig and said, “Do ye want a good clout to the ear for such nonsense?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z And they were so beautiful, those little flames, dancing in that still, silent church, dancing like they could hear music. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Cheerful and outgoing, he was a natural performer who enchanted audiences with his singing and transfixed them with his ballroom dancing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one person with the dancing plague survived, but with their deaths the plague vanished. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Hill House went dancing,” Theodora said, “taking us along on a mad midnight fling. At least, I think it was dancing; it might have been turning somersaults.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z One clean sheet under my wrist and a pen in my fingers, I pour it all out to Philbert instead: the music, the dancing, the snap of my rag. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see fires dancing in the onyx of his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Every time it came up, I saw the colors dancing off its scales. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z She’s dressed like her Warcross avatar—in a limited edition suit and webbed glitter cape—and dancing with a bunch of businessmen in bright pink suits. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m grinning from ear to ear now, because I didn’t realize just how much I love dancing to drumbeat rhythms that pull at my core. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z So, while we were dancing on the Wall, savoring our Apples, opening up our Windows, and proclaiming that there was no ideological alternative to free-market capitalism, bin Laden was turning his gunsights on America. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Celia looks from the twins back in the direction of the courtyard, where the light from the bonfire gleams along the edges of the tents, casting dancing shadows of patrons across the striped fabric. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She whisked the guy off and started dancing with him, and that was the end of that short-lived romance for me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Our church was made of mud—mud walls, mud benches—but we loved going there and singing and dancing and praying. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “He can barely walk. What do you think I’ve been doing all week? I’ve been giving him ballroom dancing lessons. And the big clodhopper tramped all over my feet. I’m crippled for life.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I raced to the pavilion and found aunts and uncles laughing as they used chopsticks to pick up dancing shrimp, still squirming in their shells, their tiny legs bristling. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Doorway, doorframe, dolphins dancing on the walls of my sister’s room as I stand in her doorway. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “How do you know I’m not dancing around naked in here?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She didn’t like the looks of the Indian women she saw in Gallup, dancing at Eddie’s club with the drunks that stumbled around the floor with them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At Christmas, there was another party—dancing, singing, three marriages. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “But my family doesn’t even like me. And I don’t want to wear a big, ugly dress....And the dancing. Oh my God, the dancing.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z South into Lakedaimon into the land where greens are wide for dancing Athena went, to put in mind of home her great-hearted hero’s honored son, rousing him to return. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re not dancing—just standing—and I can only see their backs. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Arya was supposed to join them, but she was late coming back from her dancing lesson. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And she went on dancing, and thoroughly enjoying herself. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It turns out he was dancing his drunken jig to his new home when he was run over.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The beginning of catching the spirit and dancing in the aisle and "praying for peace in the eye of the storm." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The night rages on in one continuous loop of laughter and dancing and questions and excitement until I'm brought to the Belle apartments right after the midnight star rises. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There was not a breath of wind in the darkness, and the glowworms were dancing above the dry grass as Dustfinger crept back to Capricorn's village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Colin had run down from his seat and was now dancing alongside them as they left the field. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The bass was bumping, my crew was dancing, and everyone was having a great time. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The second squirrel went to dancing up and down on his branch then, chattering louder than ever. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I preferred movies with dancing in them, singing, ceremonial masks, carved artifacts for making music: feathers, brass buttons, conch shells, drums. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps filled the small space with a dancing yellow light. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I think they worked it out with him. They didn’t tell him what song we’d be dancing to, but he seemed to think it was creative. Each partnership would be judged separately, anyway.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was a slow song and Javi and Max were dancing close, caught in the soft cone of blue light from above. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I baked a cake, which was lopsided but tasty, and Silly and I spent the whole day calling ourselves the Shirondas and singing and dancing wildly to the radio. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Tiny fragments of light seemed to be gathering all around her, dancing up her length and out of her hands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Don’t you have a husband who’ll take off my head if he sees me dancing with you?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He squinted at the shadowy figures in the room, some dancing, others sprawled on floor pillows. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dancing Fan was still dancing, its rubber feet beating out the same syncopated Persian rhythm I’d been listening to all night, but that wasn’t what woke me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Ash couldn’t answer, because her grief and anger now seemed so superfluous in comparison to the perfection of this fairy woman, who took her hand to lead her into the dancing circle. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone else struck up a song for dancing, and the protests faded away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her skin the color of clouds just before the sun starts to set, her long silver braid hanging down her back, a crooked-tooth smile dancing on her face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And like in the United States, the way we celebrate is with great parties filled with lots of music, dancing, and delicious grilled meats. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z She spent at least a quarter of an hour on each ballet- dancing figurine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z After the dancing is over, Met Bong comes over and says, “For a young girl, you are a good dancer.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then one of the dancing little bits of light from the lantern jumped between the bars of the gate, and Laura saw long, shaggy, black fur, and two little, glittering eyes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The tables and chairs had all been cleared out, and the crowd was throbbing against the coral reefs, hanging from the mounted captain’s wheel, dancing along the hallway to the restrooms. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He had seen guys dancing on the train or on the street before, but he was never this close—and had never been in it. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Will it involve dancing? I might find dancing difficult. I cannot feel my legs. They may have fallen off. Elsewise, I am your creature. On my honor as a Lannister.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was playing with his yo-yo, dancing it with short, tight strokes of the wrist. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d be outside dancing and singing his heart out all day, so whenever Mr. Ray saw him, he would ask Brownie to perform something old-school. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I will have revenge on toast for the death of my trusted advisor. Soon, everybody in the whole cell block will be dancing to my jailhouse rock.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The particles floated in the air before her, glittering and twirling as though dancing to a song of their own. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I like tap dancing. I don’t want to change dance schools.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only when we were entirely alone that Bear ended his dancing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The man standing in the shade of the rubber trees with coins of sunshine dancing on his body, holding her daughter in his arms, glanced up and caught Ammu’s gaze. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry about the other day. It’s just...I didn't feel like dancing.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Squelch didn't even notice that nobody else was dancing. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z We play back and forth till Billy gets the ball and goes speeding and dancing up the sideline so fast no one can catch him and in goes the ball for a goal. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If there’s one thing our immigrant class would like to contribute to this country, it’s fancier dresses and more dancing at your receptions. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah, Mary Anne, or your father’s gonna take you dancing down at knuckle junction.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't feel much like singing or dancing when I think of it, so I step out of the line and look around. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Corry, dancing lightly in her elastic-sided boots and holding her skirts daintily with her hands, disappeared in the other direction with her huge daughters stumping noisily behind her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z For a second I thought he was going to make me dive into the river, but he kept dancing the lighter through his fingers, rolling it around his knuckles. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He passed a circle of men watching a tall thin black boy dressed in a flowing red dress, dancing, kicking heels. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t end it that way! Why were the ghosts dancing?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He turned the ring in his fingers, pondering it, sending refracted light dancing around the room. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z After the dancing segment, each girl walks like a model across the stage when her name is called, silently praying she won’t trip and fall. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, paid, and left the pharmacy with dreams of dancing with Manuel. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The old scar, white and fleshy, still remembers the hard kiss of the dancing knife. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z That remained deadly serious behind the whirling balls, as if it had nothing to do with his dancing hands, nothing to do with their skill, nothing to do with their carefree lightness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And that’s how it happened…minus the dancing trees and funky feet. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Though they were intended to evoke such rustic dances, they were meant to be played and listened to, not as accompaniment for actual dancing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She was nervous because in a moment, he’d see her dancing skills. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I liked dancing, too, but I had to pretend that I didn’t like it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Charlie . . . after that thing with Mary Elizabeth at the party and us dancing at the club and everything ...” I didn’t know what to say. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not dancing on that stage by myself.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Echoes of the music were dancing around in my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge was entertaining a few locals with tap dancing and martial arts, occasionally singing into his megaphone, though nobody seemed to understand what he was saying. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Dwarf feet are designed for spadework, not for the delicate intricacies of ballet dancing or balancing on wooden steps. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Instead of dancing, they launched themselves across the field and began throwing what seemed to be handfuls of fire at the leprechauns. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Lupita, feeling grateful for her dancing lessons, smiled tentatively once or twice, but Rafael did not look her in the eye. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Meanwhile up in Quincy, that very friend was also dancing a minuet with his own political ambitions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Their church was far from the others, but they could be heard on Sunday, a half mile away, singing and dancing until they sometimes fell down in a dead faint. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys who are shy about dancing look like uncoordinated morons, and girls definitely get turned off by that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z You were straight up dancing around that thing, remember? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Matt watched the light dancing on the glass of water just out of his reach. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a step toward the dead Capricorn, staggered back, and turned as clumsily as a dancing bear. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But then I realize that although he is dancing next to me, he is actually dancing with Isabella. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The singing Mills Brothers, the dancing Nicholas Brothers, and Fats Waller had all crossed over, establishing their popularity in both white and black venues. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I trace my finger through the air, marveling at the whorls of dust dancing in the soft moonlight. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Now the only other thing I can do...is to replace them by other letters, or by symbols, figures, dancing men, or what not. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Like she makes everything seem like the best/funniest/cutest/most-exciting thing ever: “Oh my gosh, Courtney, you have to see this dancing puppy compilation video I found on YouTube. It’s the BEST!” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z As the door shut behind us, the music struck up again, and the dancing carried on. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In Norfolk, middies held hands and formed a human chain, dancing around cars like kindergartners, madly encircling the standstill traffic. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I therefore hit out at him and was going to hit out again, when he said, “Aha! Would you?” and began dancing backwards and forwards in a manner quite unparalleled within my limited experience. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She was out of her little chair on top of the table and was dancing around my plate to the celebratory drumbeat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I can almost see em, swaying here in my kitchen, dancing to the blues. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And I can imagine that it’s us dancing out here, all on our own. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The old man’s eyes were dancing, as if he couldn’t decide whether laughing would cost him his customer or not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was a bit pink in the face from dancing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She tried so hard to stop dancing that every muscle and every rib stood out like mountain ranges all over her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She could still see Colin and Gwen and the other members of the household staff dancing near the bonfire, their faces flushed with firelight and brandy. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Nokomis was stirring the syrup using a dancing kind of smooth movement with her arms. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z With that he picked up his lilies, and then with a beckoning wave of his hand went hopping and dancing along the path eastward, still singing loudly and nonsensically. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Fig chittered, his head bouncing from side to side, following the dancing dots. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I took the dancing as the opening I’d been waiting for and stole Maribel away so that I could give her my present. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Deep in his own thoughts, he was dancing among the cars, shotgun in his outstretched arms as if he were dancing with a girl. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The man's shouts had come from inside, but what drew me now was another sound, a tap-tap-tapping like us girl cousins dancing for company. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z No dancing unless I’m alone in my room or it's pitch-black dark. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This dancing plague began with a single maniac who could not stop dancing for days. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The music and the dancing were going on. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They looked so happy dancing, like dancing was the best thing in the world. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z On the other side of the room, two players were dancing a jig to a time played on an hautboy. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Mark stumbled backward but caught his balance.There were people all around him, hissing, baring their teeth, dancing about on their feet, all wild eyes and hysterical laughter. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Alter and I are going to the street fair down by the market. Unless he prefers to go dancing.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When she was dancing, Sosie felt as powerful as any superhero. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When the dance finally concluded, she bowed to the man with relief, for she did not enjoy the feeling that her shoes knew more about dancing than she did. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the twins realized they would have a fire near them as a comfort in the night and this set a few littluns dancing and clapping hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But Gollum, dancing like a mad thing, held aloft the ring, a finger still thrust within its circle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But I’m thrilled to be alone—two days of watching TV and reading and dancing around the house. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The rich amused themselves by dancing the Charleston and the new rhythms of jazz, the fox-trot, and some Negro cumbias that were marvelously indecent. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The river laps calmly at the nearby docks, the masts of dozens of small riverboats bobbing gently up and down like a forest of dancing spears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She was suspicious of fun whether it involved dancing or singing or even laughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The guests stand up and cheer before joining the dancing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Then they go back to their dancing and their songs, and the revel spirals on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The jaunty patterns of popular dances were put together into contrasting groups of three to provide variation - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - even when the consorts were not accompanying actual dancing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He tried to run, and Lobel hit him with a short burst that sent him whirling, his arms over his head as if he were dancing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She always painted like this, half dancing in something of a trance, and she was always exhausted afterward. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A pregnant woman smiled at her and moved slightly, making room; Claire recognized her as Jean, the wife of one of the fiddlers who were tuning their instruments and preparing to play for the dancing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At one end of the town stands a stark old stucco structure, the roof of which supports an electric sign— DANCE—but the dancing has ceased and the advertisement has been dark for several years. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a desi Pride and Prejudice! You love that book. But it’s better because there is singing and dancing!” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In a civilian title, general isn’t the root, so it doesn’t get the s: Two attorneys general went dancing with two major generals. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor Moody looked very pleased too; his magical eye was dancing in its socket. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And by dance, I mean dude was a dancing machine! When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Penelope had no objection to dancing on principle, of course. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I practiced dancing until my feet bled and my knees felt like water balloons. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When I turned away from the village, my traveling companions were dancing in the sand, mimicking some of the dances we had seen. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We push past the crowd, strangers dancing against us as we try to clear a path. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When she thought of Lord Shiva dancing, she imagined someone stomping their feet on the sky. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The hall was lit with dozens of torches, dancing and fluttering, casting strange shadows over the hundred feasters, either revealing their true nature or concealing it—one can never tell. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “The last time I saw him, he was dancing with her.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I let myself have a brief fantasy of Prince Dain’s coronation, of me dancing with a grinning Locke while Cardan is dragged away and thrown in a dark oubliette. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then Vonetta and Fern started dancing and singing: “You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We were dancing around the gym, laughing and screaming and chanting. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I smile at the dancing pill bottle emoji. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We do not speak of the kiss or the sparks still dancing between us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Harry thought there was a rather knowing look in her eye as she told him that, but she could not possibly know that his insides were suddenly dancing the conga. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The dancing would last until midnight, when the fireworks would explode over the harbor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The Oklahoma boys did some of their dancing, too, and the Zuni guy sang a kind of honoring song for everyone. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z With four boys and four girls, they all took turns dancing with each other. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z But ever since the night I sang on the roof with Zohra, words to my own song—fragments and phrases—have been dancing through the back of my mind. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z And with my swirling and flowing skirt and dancing body, I form a river. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Among them were a few of the Champions, dressed finely, but not finely enough to conceal their poor dancing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Yet here Matt saw, on grave after grave, statues of skeletons playing guitars or dancing or driving around in little plastic hovercars. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained that there had been a strange animal there and that he had had to play his drum to keep the animal dancing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Patrick told me the story about him and Brad, and now I understand why Patrick didn’t get angry at Brad at the homecoming dance for dancing with a girl. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “And I to see Miss Marsch, but no, you haf a party,” and the Professor paused as the sound of voices and the tap of dancing feet came down to them. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be nice to go dancing, but that celebration ain’t for me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In the early 1800s in the southwestern and western states, there was a prohibition against playing musical instruments and dancing by certain religious organizations. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I saw the figures dancing luridly, the lights flashing, the band going. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z With Fidelito dancing attendance, they carried him to a soft patch of sand. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the street in the shade of an awning a shoeshine boy was dancing for pennies. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She was already playing with the water jets dancing on springs from the ceiling. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight, Denasia’s dancing with some guy halfway across the room and paying no attention to Kenya. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She slid it open and stared down the hallway to where the brightness of the lamps sent long flickering shadows dancing across the paneled wood before her eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I remembered the two of us dancing to an old Afghan song, round and round, everyone watching and clapping, the world a blur of flowers, dresses, tuxedos, and smiling faces. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The little mosquito-delicate dancing hum in the air, the electrical murmur of a hidden wasp snug in its special pink warm nest. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I half expect us to sit there all day with them, but then Finch turns to me, blue eyes dancing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Selena and a boy a little older than us stopped dancing. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Next thing I know, I’m dancing and tearing up my food too. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His feet almost touched the ground and they were sort of dancing around. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The dancing took place on the center tennis court, which had been covered with a portable parquet floor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The fun things include dancing, walking, talking, and listening to music. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I scrutinized Char’s dancing partners, although I knew I had no right to resent a rival. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I turn around and find that there’s a flash mob dancing on the platform. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “She says you can return to your cushions and dancing and leave us be,” Celaena said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Javi dancing like a grounded bird, wings flapping at the air around him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Sela was the best; all the added muttering, dancing and trickery was done merely to enhance her reputation, to pull the wool over the eyes of stupid ignorant creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He pulls our connected fists between our hearts, and it feels like we’re dancing, even though I'm melting too fast to move. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And then he saw a kid who couldn’t have been more than twelve, dancing in the stands. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z From an uncovered window high overhead, a little daylight made its way down the curved staircase, illuminating thousands of dust motes dancing in the dim air. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z But he just spun around and around on the spot, exuberant as a dancing child, breathing out more fire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z All that mattered in the world was that he kept watching the veela, because if they stopped dancing, terrible things would happen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Not-Mama is playing that record again, dancing by herself in the dark. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t smoke,” he explained, the cigarette dancing in his mouth as he spoke. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “He starts the girls dancing at this club,” I said, “and then, well, it gets worse.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Margaret was first surprised and then delighted at the notion of giving a dancing lesson to the children. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I imagine MacGyver and me dancing at the end of the episode. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When we began to move, it wasn’t really dancing—just some glorified swaying. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She had grown so used to dancing and to the happy feeling the star had given her that she wanted to do a Sailor’s Hornpipe and to have the star on her horn again. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She smiled delightedly as she came to greet them, and her feet made little dancing movements inside the tiny elastic-sided boots. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Absolutely nothing about any of it appealed to me—not slow dancing, not fast dancing, not the dresses, and definitely not the rented tuxedo. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Martha, “I suppose you could. There’s not a lot of dancing here, and I don’t believe that we have ever had a show. But perhaps someday. Who knows?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Embarrassing dancing and dysfunction aside, my family’s not so bad. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z We were caught in the jam, dancing in one place in front of him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Of course there would be a party with dancing and good food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It almost looked like he was dancing when he walked. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They made their way past beer gardens illuminated by bright strings of electric lights, full of people singing gaily, dancing polkas, and hoisting steins of beer in their direction. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I hear a w-w-waming sound Every time you c-c-come around ...” She was dancing around Armpit and Ginny as she sang, and kept looking at Armpit as if he was the one she was singing about. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But I bet I could make a new kind of jazz dancing that goes better with scat. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes they hit without warning, and other times you knew one was coming when you saw batches of dust devils swirling and dancing their way across the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He thought he heard himself gurgling and saw a burst of many-colored lights dancing before his eyes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely she saw me dancing up on Miss Cream. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse, she’s taken up ice dancing; she goes to classes at the local indoor rink, and tangos and waltzes in time to tinny music, holding hands with other women. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Usually, I don’t see anything interesting, but yesterday I saw a woman in a towel dancing to Juan Gabriel in her living room. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My dancing was amusing enough for people to throw pennies to me when I danced. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She could see Lucky dancing, but she could not spy her brother at all. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z We passed close to Georgette dancing with another one of them. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Mamou took my hand, and I took Sohrab’s, and we made a chain until we were all dancing and spinning and stomping and jumping and smiling. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I listened to the music, not paying much attention to the lyrics, and studied the few couples dancing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z At first I was mad but one look at dancing Little Ann and all was forgiven. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am dancing as fast as I can.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And there was the piper whose flute had called to the farmer; she was a young woman wearing a relatively plain gown in comparison to the dancing ladies. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door, we were greeted by a blast of warm air and the vision of shadowy, dancing bodies. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He looked sideways toward Mamá, who was still dancing, oblivious to us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A royal photographer has swooped in and is snapping a shot of them dancing, one Alex knows will be leaked to Hello next week. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The bottom row of bleachers is pulled out, and I sit down and stare at the crowd of laughing, dancing people and want to bury my face in my hands. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I stood in the ship’s stately ballroom, imagining the dancing figures it used to hold. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z That was real conversation, dancing slow with another person, not all these words. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His dark eyes reflected the hypnotic, dancing flames. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He felt the dancing better that way, and told Violet to do the same. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "Arya child," he called out, never looking, never taking his eyes off the Lannisters, "we are done with dancing for the day. Best you are going now. Run to your father." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Standing in the dark corridor, illuminated by the torchlight dancing in the sconces, was a short woman in a simple white dress, which was fastened around her waist with a simple blue cord. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z A couple of people are singing and dancing along with the Joseph soundtrack. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I see a can of Red Bull dancing in his huge, shaky hand. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z They were all dancing in time behind their own fifers and drummers. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There was a crowd of kids out front, laughing and dancing to a boom box. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Bod bowed low to his dancing partner, and then, and only then, did he feel exhausted, feel as if he had been dancing for hour after hour. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Come on, Sir Galahad. Being the only people dancing at prom is also pathetic.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, the dancing and the liquor and the sweet, heady rush of being eighteen had filled them both with a feverish flush. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I look in the mirror, check to see if my hair is messed up from all this dancing. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z With a heavy exhale, I grab at one of her wrists, and I notice that spots are dancing at the corners of my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At the center was a raised dais, and on that dais, towering above the dancing politicians, stood Ghohg. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Marcus grabbed my hands and we started dancing to the upbeat music. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z For one moment, I am upstairs, dancing with Izio before the open window in a dark apartment while the orchestra plays. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The certainty made my knees weak, and dancing couples blurred before my eyes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The couples change the record and start dancing in front of the sofa. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It opened to sweet music and a young black woman who wasn’t Henrietta, dancing in front of the camera. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The knight writhes on the wet earth, the flames enveloping him like a dancing, burning blanket. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We placed our hands on each other’s shoulders and walked forward, dancing to sounds we made with our mouths. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Would you like to go outside? Every time the musicians start up, I’m reminded of all the maidens with whom I should be dancing.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sure thing," said Megan, dancing to the music “This lemonade stand was the greatest idea. It's like a birthday for the whole neighborhood!" The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Wind frolicked the skirt and made the scarecrow sway—made it seem a creature forlornly dancing in the cold December field. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Young single men go out for drinks, to the theater, to shows with music and dancing girls. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Bayonets made short work of two who reached us, Clippinger dancing about with his hanger. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A moment later they were dancing to la salsa music. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She was dancing around, trying to see everything that happened. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time James Brown comes on the radio, I see Robert dancing. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z There were a few couples already dancing under the rose- colored lights. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Smitty, as everyone called him, had become one of my own special buddies and I shook his hand when he finished dancing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Discussion groups, walks with friends, dancing to his music in the Harvard Square church. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She realized, when she looked around, that she was the only person remaining at the table; even the King and Queen were dancing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The light crept through the cracks in the walls and under the shutters and seemed to delight especially in dancing on my eyes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z My throat and stomach took turns dancing and twirling with the rest of my organs. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Instantly the shrews broke cover, dancing and whooping with delight. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They passed Prince Aidan, who was dancing with a woman who was decidedly neither of Ash’s stepsisters, and he smiled at them as they went by. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then, even after they had kids, some of her parents’ friends had gone dancing on Saturdays while somebody babysat their kids. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The sheriff rides over, horse dancing in agitation, the beast’s temperament a mirror of its rider’s. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You may think salt is sufficient protection, but you children are forgetful. Better to go without. As for dancing, once begun, you mortals will dance yourselves to death if we don’t prevent it.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You, Emma, who have so few opportunities of dancing, you are really out of luck; you are very much out of luck!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I should've given them the freeze, after they did that, but the trouble was, I really felt like dancing. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Soojin has a crowd of people around her and is an animated Ada Lovelace, although the way she is waving her arms around makes her look like she’s dancing more than programming a computer. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z His eyes wandered restlessly from candle to candle as he spoke, as if only their dancing flames interested him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There he could hear the usual warnings about alcohol, gambling, dancing, and cavorting. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Heard you talking about poor Myrtle,” said Peeves, his eyes dancing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z We stopped dancing but we couldn’t stop watching. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Francie wished she could be one of the brave ones who took no part in the dancing but stood close to the horn-blower sucking noisily on big dripping pickles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On Culture Day, Susan had stood before the class and wrote her Chinese name on the board and spoke of folding paper into birds and dragons dancing down the street. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Events in the years before my birth: after dancing with Zoe at my parents’ wedding, Father Mike pursued her doggedly for the next two and a half years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The other room was loud and merry with the music of the fiddle and the noise of the dancing. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z John Tookey showed off this new New York craze called break dancing but went spinning out of control into a group of girls, who toppled like skittles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I remember sweat-drenched men dancing the traditional attan in a circle, bouncing, spinning faster and faster with the feverish tempo of the tabla, until all but a few dropped out of the ring with exhaustion. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon Valerian, my would-be murderer, might be dancing in the garden. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At dinner, we sit at a massive table carved along all four sides with images of piping fauns and dancing imps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Piece of friendly advice: Never insult your girlfriend’s dancing. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Then I have the same weird sensation on my cheek, like a mouse is dancing on my face. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z All around, tall stalks of cane were weaving and dancing to the rattling rhythm of their knife-edged blades. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So it’s not really dancing, it’s just random gyrating of her hips. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t Mildred Powell be fit to be tied to see me dancing with such a charmer? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He was grinning broadly and dancing impatiently from foot to foot. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she turned and ran toward the funeral parlor in an odd dancing sort of way—skipping and clapping her hands and spinning around. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They were laughter on hot city nights hot milk on cold city mornings, good food and good times fancy dancing and soul music. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He walks like he's holding back from dancing. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z My stomach flips again, but I wrinkle my nose, about to delete the message, and then the four o’clock reminder for the AffloVest pops onto my screen, a tiny animated pill bottle dancing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When he’d been younger, Davos had dreamed of making such voyages himself, but the years went dancing by like moths around a flame, and somehow the time had never been quite right. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “They no longer roam through the towns, hunting for mischief. They are in uniform, marching with the Hitler Youth. They have no time for cigarettes, dancing, flasks, lipsticks, automobiles, or movies.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The dancers all slid closer, most of them already swing dancing to the tune. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that may become wearing after a while is her craze for dancing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I do my chores, dancing around with the stereo blasting romantic cumbias. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "We can watch the dancing and remember our young years. There is pleasure in that." Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The inn’s reputation was eclipsed by more modem establishments with roulette wheels and long-legged dancing girls, but it continued to attract honeymooners from the provinces, who admired its worn charm and elaborate iron grillwork. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked arm-in-arm; he in his patent leather dancing shoes and she in her high laced kid boots. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When I played it later, I discovered it was orchestra stuff for ballroom dancing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything is “cool,” and the guys look “hip,” which is how they score “chicks” and take them out dancing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Younger women opened their pagnes and ran forward, fanning the flames like moths dancing before a candle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair flopped up and down, side to side—even his hair was dancing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They flittered up into the air, dancing around the light, thousands and thousands of them, fluttering together, dancing to our song. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was this girl dancing to this old-time song and a funeral going on right in the middle of the park. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a winter afternoon, and the library was dark and silent, lit only by the fire that was dancing in the chimney. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash wondered suddenly if Ana and Clara were dancing with the hunters at the royal masque. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of them had some guy standing there rapping and a lot of pretty girls dancing around him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z She had the same thought Katie had had seventeen years ago dancing with Johnny—that she’d willingly accept any sacrifice or hardship if she could only have this man near her for always. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Armed with guns, ropes, and clubs, the report said, they surged toward the school, in the doors and through the halls, dancing and shouting, “Two, four, six, eight, we ain’t gonna integrate.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The wide streets are full of dancing people. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I ignore Charlise and quickly walk down the stoop, stomp through the crowd of dancing kids, and head straight for Layla. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His tail moves like weeds in the wind, spiraling, dancing. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Nope. Just sat in a folding chair next to the chaperones all night. Hung out with some guys doing layups on the other side of the gym. But no dancing.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It had rows of seats on either side, a stage at the front, and an open space in the middle for dancing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z When I get hungry enough, then killing and falling are dancing too. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole room was so full of life, and those shadows—she squinted her eyes open again, gazing through her lashes—they were dancing too. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z So, Khrushchev is said to be here dancing with the man-eating natives, teaching them to hate the Americans and the Belgians. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The original illustration, a line drawing of five dancing men, was done by the late artist Keith Haring. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z At the very edge of the square was the dancing girl, and standing a few feet away was the woodsman Hazel had seen earlier that day. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A few scattered snowflakes were falling as they made their slow descent, dancing on the gusty wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She loves the festival but hates the dancing part. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Raven feathers cover the upper half of his doublet, and his boots have excessively pointed metal toes that make me conscious of how easy it will be to kick me savagely once we’ve begun dancing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Got loose, he did! My dancing bear. World famous!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z After the second beer the reporter lolled, visions of Shotgun’s Civil War glories no doubt dancing in his head. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Any young men who visited would have to stand or sit outside on Auntie’s log bench while Angeline stayed, dancing foot to foot, inside the cabin, craning out the window, laughing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Looking around the abandoned small towns we drove through, glancing at the gas level, fiddling with the turn signal, fingers dancing on the steering wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You are seeing cinders dancing in the updraft.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She did flamenco dancing, and we could hear her heels pounding on the ceiling and the distinct clicking of castanets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It’s gotten so bad that I’ve started daydreaming about dancing hamburgers. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Dari didn’t ask, but he looked at us, questions and half answers dancing in his eyes. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A stream of dancing lights, for all the world like the shimmering curtains of the aurora, blazed across the screen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a glamorous reenactment of a wedding, with a “bride and groom” surrounded by dancing girls and drumming boys. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And they saw the Penguin come dancing by, waving his short wings and singing lustily. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The bright yellow flame started flickering and dancing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Martell was dancing in a vipers’ nest, and he did not even see the snakes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This time, before your mind can calculate the answer it will wander away down the street with the child, dancing to the African music that has gone away and come home changed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because she was with these reservation Indians, out drinking with them and dancing in Gallup with all the other reservation Indians. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Two boys were dancing together in a club,” I want to say, “and nobody stopped them.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I managed to find my way outdoors and looked up to see the red glare of fire dancing atop the trees of the forest and the roofs of our village. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Something where we talked about how you were gone, instead of dancing around what happened. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “The ghosts are dancing. Come on. We’d better go meet the giants.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Got a man in the Bible, son, who liked music, too. And he got to dancing one day before the Lord. You reckon you going to dance before the Lord one of these days?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He recognized the violence dancing in her eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Suggs, who had set up their canning apparatus in their front yard, saw her running, dancing toward them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But everyone I know is either shouting or dancing around like wild or beating up one another. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like they were dancing on a grave with no thought to the suffering they had escaped. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath and could hardly keep from laughing or dancing about. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He would watch the singing and dancing, cheering and crying, and chalk it all up to theatrics. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I stow the stool and stand, hoping my knees don’t give out, or alternatively, that I don’t start dancing a jig. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Mark leaned in to see dust motes dancing in the bright beam. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There’s a gramophone in Mrs. O’Connor’s playing an Irish jig or a reel and boys and girls are dancing around kicking their legs out and keeping their hands to their sides. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It is maybe, maybe true that I’m dancing. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Your muscles begin to shiver as if they had malaria and your knees to shake as though they were dancing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She was set on keeping my arms and legs dancing to her tune and my soul bound in her chains. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny wanted to tell him about those eyes, but instead he said, ‘I guess you really want to get out to Lexington—and do some more dancing.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw nothing but dancing fire against a blue girl. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The fireflies were dancing dots of light in the dark patches, and the air was sweet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was music, dancing, and fine Ghanaian food. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Wind Being returned to its human form made of swirling winds and dancing flower petals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She told me that Alice was getting high in the ladies’ room and Sam and Patrick were on the floor dancing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Not the Noah story, but the Cherokee version that her father used to tell her, with the dancing ghosts and the skeleton dog. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s better since I don’t dance — in fact, I have a rule against it. No dancing unless I’m alone in my room or it’s pitch-black dark.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They grind against me uninvited when I go dancing with my friends. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By their reckoning, the music and dancing, the food and punch, all unfolding on the green in the flickering lantern light, were a tonic for the battered soul. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I move to the living-room window and I can hear the words to his song, something about dancing in the streets. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’m so happy she isn’t chaperoning, I almost start dancing right there. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Their ordinary moments—answering the door, cooking in the kitchen, dancing to Adina Howard—assaulted me and expanded my notion of the human spectrum. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Sailors and soldiers and tinkers had been observed dancing in the streets with nobles and fat merchants, and in every inn and winesink cups were being raised to the new triarchs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some nobles started dancing, weaving in and out among each other. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Milton looked away from the dancing children and saw the pillar of smoke right in front of him, blocking the street. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Just close enough to join the dancing, and close enough to watch. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “It’s the wind. The building’s really dancing tonight.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There were hundreds of people dressed in crimson and gold and emerald dancing to the music of flutes and pipes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jelly Bones said, “We were just dancing. Making the people happy.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Don’t for one minute think you signed up for this and don’t have to do any dancing,” he said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t even sound awake yet, but he joined her in jumping and dancing around. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He looked pretty much like I’d seen him in my dream—an aviator’s jacket, black jeans, and a T-shirt with dancing skeletons on it, like one of those Day of the Dead pictures. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z LaToya was dancing and people heard all the commotion and started gathering around. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But my mother puts it on the record player, turned way down low and then even us kids are dancing around— Robert showing us the steps he learned at the Far Rockaway parties. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z And the cowbells peeled in his antlers, singing fool, fool, fool while the red woman looked down on him in pity, the candle flames dancing in her red red eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He wasn't attacking anymore, he was just dancing backwards, his gloves up in front of his face. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The memory of running, climbing, even dancing, was alive and throbbing within her, but frailty made her hobble and limp. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Harry heard an explosive bang and a dancing orange light spilled over all of them: Hagrid’s house was on fire. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The following week I went to dance class thinking that we would progress to real dancing. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just, the family-mandated ballroom dancing lessons didn’t exactly cover this?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Even the Springer Swingers were there, still in their dancing outfits. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Read- ing and dancing in secret, alone in the house, living a life in dreams and fantasies. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It might have her face, but it was a phantasm—just a scrap of memory dancing on a string—and everything it said and did came from the dreamer’s own mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The place was dark except for a small glowing window, which stood partly open, the panes dancing in bright reds and yellows as though the glass were on fire. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On deck the ship’s band was playing “California, Here I Come,” and people were dancing and singing and laughing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So .. . get on your way!—and end in a heap on the floor, candlelight dancing across us, laughing like we’ve lost our minds. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The TV was still buzzing, its lights dancing across the carpet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He glanced with unease at the calendar with the dancing cats. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z "Your fiancée is having a great success," Mrs. Braddocks looked out on the floor where Georgette was dancing in the arms of the tall, dark one, called Lett. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Ash looked at Gwen and at the revelers dancing around the bonfire, and the flickering flames cast all their faces in gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And they chop them off and the shoes keep dancing by themselves, her feet still inside them. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I crouched down to examine their shoes, hoping that my mama would be wearing pink dancing shoes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z My shoes tapped against the wood, as if I were dancing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then changing from a frown to a smile—“No, do not tell me—I do not want to know what you mean.—Where is my father?—When are we to begin dancing?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z And gave us a paper bag with one pair of lemon shoes and one red and one pair of dancing shoes that used to be white but were now pale blue. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded, a pleased smile dancing at the corners of his lips. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z As soon as the women saw me, they stopped dancing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z From a small window high in the wall of his cell, Everett Alvarez watched the dancing light of fires burning in downtown Hanoi. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The unusual mannequin was dancing a little jig, arms swaying, feet tapping and shuffling, gazing toward the far end of the basement. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We call it the quiet room because as long as the horse isn’t dancing upstairs and the door is closed, it is the quietest room in the house. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In one tomb archaeologists had discovered soldiers, servants, and even dancing girls laid out as though they were sleeping. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So, long story short, Chuck Parson kept me from ever dancing the fox-trot, which doesn’t seem like a particularly horrible thing to do to a sixth-grader. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He dreamed of little girls, dancing a cotillion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the way Rhonda always spoke of her dancing as if she were the most talented ballerina in the world. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The sky outside was darker by then, with only a few pale green ghosts dancing against the stars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dorian was dancing with a small brunette with outrageously large breasts that he took no pains to avoid glancing at every so often. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Celia turns her attention to the candles on the desk, concentrating on a single dancing flame. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Henry had given Naomi a doll just three weeks after he started coming to Abuelito’s house to take her mother dancing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I was already keeping reading and writing poems a secret; I would just add dancing. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I must have asked Miss Fairfax, and her languid dancing would not have agreed with me, after yours.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Oh, the nights of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the piper’s tune, Oh, for one of those hours of gladness, gone, alas, like our youth too soon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “The new king’s coronation will be at the autumn solstice. Worry not. I have a plan to ensure our futures. Only concern yourselves with making ready for a great deal of dancing.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My stomach is dancing at the sight of all the food, but my mind can’t stop thinking about Mrs. Walton’s nosy behind calling my house. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, help, help,” Hermione whispered frantically, dancing uncertainly on the spot, “please...” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Whenever Angel felt sad, or guilty, or afraid, music and dancing made her feel whole again. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hand clapping led to singing, and singing to dancing. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z "Even our dancing requires more rhythm and grace and beauty. Which reminds me, we are needing to leave in fifteen minutes, Shanti." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was nearly dancing with anxiety by the time Wilem got back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She told me that the other night she dreamed she had come into the apartment and set fire to all my books and notes, and that we went off dancing around the flames. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a bit worried about the peach,” James said to the others as soon as all the dancing and the shouting had stopped. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The pretty black mermaids formed a dancing ring around one of the dragons, who appeared to be showing off a sultry two-step. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I had gotten the knack of public dancing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “When someone wants to kill you, you’re brave as a lion — and then when someone mentions dancing . . .” He shook his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I never saw so many bars and juke boxes—all the people coming from everywhere, dancing and laughing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “The dancing part reminds me of something, of some convulsive condition I read about once. I’ll do some research. Come down in the morning and we’ll tackle the obit.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “While some parents hit their children, mine also punished me with dancing lessons.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Singing, dancing, telling us stories about princesses in the tower or about the Arabian Knight of Herkimer Street. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The dancing, chanting boys had worked themselves away till their sound was nothing but a wordless rhythm. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I mean, just the way Mary be dancing is worth watching, like she a sixty-year-old man who just hit the lottery. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Dance? I don’t feel like dancing with 110 old man. Besides, my feet swole up this afternoon while I was ironing them uniforms.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, seeing her dancing eyes, I pressed my lips together and tried to fight down my embarrassed flush. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His motions were smooth and effortless, refined, as though he were dancing a waltz. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He leaned in and whispered, “Want to go get something to drink and leave the slow dancing to the lovebirds?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The lights of the hall dimmed, and the dancing couples who now embraced one another could scarcely be seen. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Cole also carved a jagged bolt of lightning and a big raindrop after dancing a storm dance. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The camera crew got sidetracked at a table of shellfish, and the couples dancing around us are either too drunk or too self-involved to notice. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘It’s about like dancing ... keeping rhythm. You’ll learn right off. Of course you’ll be scared, but just remember this: no matter how scared you are, he’s more so.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But dancing on a basketball court to the blaring of the school band wasn’t particularly romantic, wasn’t really much better than dancing in the close, sweaty confines of the Chicken Coop back in Sequim. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She saw her uncle’s face shimmering among the tiny dancing lights. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She could visit her mother on the beach, laughing and singing and dancing. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses leap sideways, dancing nervously in their hitches. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My head bops to the music, and I swing around, but that’s not part of my dancing; I’m keeping an eye out for Jace. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The fire looked as though an invisible animal were dancing on it, crushing it, until it was angry smoke. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It includes many different kinds of music: lullabies and children's singing games, tunes that everyone enjoys singing together or dancing to, songs for celebrations, ceremonies, and holidays. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Then I’ll stay still. I don’t care much for company dancing. It’s no fun to go sailing round. I like to fly about and cut capers.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As the dancing had begun, Anh had perched next to the performers. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But the conditions of transportation were such that, for some, it was easier to take the leap from the leafless and dance on nothing until the dancing was done. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She can also yank us out, so dancing with her is almost safe. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “We need to find out what happened.Those people dancing around the fire got attacked way before us. At least their settlement did. Maybe they were some kind of test subjects?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I fell three times and I couldn’t understand why because no one else was dancing besides Ellen and me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Belonging was drinking and laughing with the platoon, dancing with blond women, buying drinks for buddies born in Cleveland, Ohio. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The night before the circumcision, there was a ceremony near our huts with singing and dancing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They both were younger than Minli; she realized that they were twins — their round faces, dancing eyes, and pink cheeks were exactly the same. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She couldn't help herself from imagining the notes of the plucking strings playing for dancing chickens. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The wild dancing and the loud joyous singing and the generally queer behavior of these strangers seemed to him highly objectionable, and to be stopped at once. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The dancing spread like a forest fire, and soon the floor was filled with couples who swayed and dipped around the Gibraltar of a wallflower, Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns around so her back is to him, the view he really wants, and starts dancing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He kept telling me it was just like dancing, and to remember the whoosh part of my dance. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I tell him I’m finished with the dancing, that I have sixpence in my pocket for Mrs. O’Connor that’s supposed to go into the black boy’s mouth, that I’m going to the Lyric Cinema instead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The people dancing on its deck didn’t spot the rope stretched from bridge to shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Cooter’s ear was getting wound up so tight that he started dancing on one leg trying to get some of the pressure off it. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Further up the path, Zola is dancing along, looking for just the right wall hole. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z When she came back to the kitchen, Caroline was practically dancing across the linoleum, simply bursting to tattle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mom comes into the kitchen and starts dancing with me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I made some excuses and wove through the crowds that were dancing in the palace courtyards. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Oh yes, old man, take it from me: If we have this little creature we’ll have her father, too. He’ll come like a dancing bear led by a ring in his nose.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The boys were dancing around excitedly, and Matt guessed they were about to join in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the unmistakable dancing of flame winked between the floorboards. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The candles sat in red, blue, green, yellow, and purple glasses and looked like fragments of rainbow dancing over the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My body vibrates with the rhythms of the cumbias, as though my blood and bones have absorbed the music and my insides are dancing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were sparkling lanterns hanging from the branches, illuminating the clearing where dozens of finely dressed men and women were dancing, their bodies as graceful as blossoms bending in a spring breeze. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pooky and Tom looked like they were dancing, with Pooky trying to come inside the Big Store and Tom turning him back around. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Though the waltz was playing, those not dancing quieted themselves as the mysterious masked girl lifted her skirts and took a step, then another. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They bathed and anointed themselves with the sleek oil, and had their lunch, and amused themselves with a ball which they threw to one another, dancing all the while. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They were dancing shoes—real ballet slippers, not just what Adelaide had, but the kind they have in books, the kind where you can wrap the ribbon around your ankles. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z His passions were books and kittens and dancing, clumsy as he was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I do one more bass riff—the fingers of my left hand dancing on the deeper-toned keys. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z They shot pictures of Bull Connor running around shouting into his megaphone like a well-seasoned war general . . . fighting an army of laughing, dancing children. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There is even one stitched with the silhouette of dancing fauns as tall as the skirt itself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He looked questioningly, reproachfully, at his mother, who laughed, watching him, and said, “Johnny want to hear some more of that music. He like to started dancing when he was coming up the stairs.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “You kissed me and you said, ‘I love dancing with you, Stan.’” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He looks at me with mock solemnity, but his dancing eyes give him away. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She was slow dancing with Grover, who was tripping all over himself, kicking Thalia in the shins, and looking like he wanted to die. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Are we going to discuss whatever it is you are here to discuss instead of dancing around it?” he asks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They look relaxed and at home, girls and boys dancing side by side, singing along with the music. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Rose hissed like a recoiling snake, her hand reaching to cover RiRi’s eyes in anticipation of Miig dancing an electric jig, sizzling like a piece of frying meat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The delicate dancing of her fingers on a computer keyboard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When it got too cold to go walking, Francie enrolled in two evening classes at the Settlement House—sewing and dancing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Or whenever P-Funk played and I couldn’t stop grinning because it reminded me of Dad and his silly dancing. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Along the shrub-lined trail, I begin to raise both arms and turn around, around, dancing down the meadow path to a cricket chorus. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Having spent so much time in Mason’s white environment, I had always believed and feared that dancing involved a certain order or pattern of specific steps—as dancing is done by whites. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Harriet was in a stupor most of the time, deaf to the laughter, the dancing and the singing, deaf to the clack of the bones, the beat of the juba. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I could barely keep my head above the cold water, but I was alert enough to see the searchlights from above dancing over the lake’s surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Dugout was sparsely furnished—booth benches with backs on them along the walls, and support pilings scattered throughout the room that cut into the dancing space. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She throws her head back and runs her hands over her body, dancing and moving by candlelight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We were just dancing, and that was enough. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t think young boys should be dancing around a stage in skimpy outfits. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Annabeth woke staring at the shadows dancing across the hut’s ceiling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “My Magnar is not one for dancing, I fear. If you will not dance with me, at least pour me some of the mulled wine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The television was on but the volume was off so that the dancing people looked as if they were swaying drunkenly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now, you Courtiers had better pull it off so that this—er—lady can stop dancing and have some breakfast. It’s the star, madam, that is making you dance,” he said to the Red Cow. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Onward and forward they went, moving toward the car, with Pita dancing in their midst. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The next song played was “The Twist, ” so we let go of each other but continued dancing together. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He walked out on to the drive, Jasper dancing at his heels, and I followed him slowly, feeling very uncomfortable still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Well, some people are moving their bodies, but it’s definitely not what we call dancing around my way. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They naturally took comfort in each other’s society and were much together, riding, walking, dancing, or dawdling, for at Nice no one can be very industrious during the gay season. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When I returned, my brother was dancing a slow dance with the same girl. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z But once I had the cheese grated and the sausages dancing in the frying pan, she was anxious for a taste. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And by the end of February, we were pretty much hanging out at my place every day after school, dancing in front of the mirrored walls, self-correcting, matching our moves. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Certainly, sugah. Two Marines asked me to marry them before your father. Those were good days for me. I was looking and feeling good. Your mama was a dancing, finger-snapping, riding-in-fast-cars girl, you better believe.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The letters slid round the arrow, dancing giddily. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He skidded to a halt beside the tapestry of dancing trolls, closed his eyes, and began to walk. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There was dancing and singing, and Winnie’s exuberant grandmother did a special dance for all of us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The students stopped dancing and crowded the near rails, the great boat listing slightly toward the racing lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “If they was black they could slip in some signifying along with the laughing and dancing and then skip right to the fighting before the drinking even started.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That I would never look right dancing with a boy, and for that I had Cecile to thank. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever seen a fat man so happy? He is almost dancing. Serving with his own hands.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And I wanted to go to a party where there was dancing. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z June and Taryn immediately started dancing, swaying their hips and lifting their arms in the air. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing barefoot on a damp lawn. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z An upbeat, bouncy number played as the Cranes wove in a single-file line around blankets and collapsible chairs and a dancing toddler dressed like a monkey. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At the same time the other people around the table were dancing along as well, moving their faces and shoulders and hands and bodies to the same rhythm. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At this, the strange animal’s dancing became slower. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z All the children ran out to the yard in their shorts, twirling and dancing, because this was clean rain, the kind that did not come with dust, that did not leave brown stains on clothes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I got up and went to the balcony and looked out at the dancing in the square. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Still dancing and juggling, he inclined his head to allow me to remove his cap. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It means a season of celebration, and that's how me and your daddy felt, like dancing and raising our hands up thanking God for giving us you. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A day never went by without one of them breaking into song, reciting a sonnet, or dancing a jig. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The novelist Jim Harrison once wrote of dancing for five hours in Mexico with “a maiden who resembled a beige bowling ball.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue eyes dancing, he reached in his vest pocket and pulled out an advertising leaflet, covered with drawings of cars, and pointed to a black open sedan. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Oh, God, I’d give anything to see New York, people dancing up and down Broadway without a care. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We weren’t really dancing — my leg made that impossible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I was just thrilled to be dancing on such a grand stage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really,” I tried to convince her, not wanting to confess my dancing problems. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The two old dancers were still dancing at Sixth Hour, midnight, after five Terran hours. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “And Ramu gave me this necklace before he left. See? It’s the god Shiva, the dancing god. Ramu told me he’s very powerful.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The man who’d taken the thing from him was holding it up in the air with both hands and dancing in a slow circle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He knows she is exhausted, as he is— the night had ended with a long session of dancing to Abba songs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Old Bad Air is still around with his music and his dancing and his diversity, and I'll be up and around with mine. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere Vondie starts dancing the Snake, only he looks like a seal. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Yawar stood, and though I was sitting at the edge of the group as always, I could still see his eyes dancing in the flickering flames as he announced, “Planting isn’t easy work.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Her mind flashed to the dancing girl in the marketplace. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Next thing I know, I’m on my desktop, tap dancing and yelling, “Get ’im off me! Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A wind picked up, rattling the windows, and the candle flames suddenly shifted, dancing along the border between turbulence and order. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Are you going to miss the chance to let Snow see you dancing?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At first it just seems like chaos, each person dancing to their own tune, but then I realize they’re just offset by a few seconds. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z After reviewing the judges’ backgrounds, she’d decided to take a picture of performers dancing the South American tango. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They laughed, and I could tell that they were giving him some rhythm, but Needles was so caught up in dancing, he wasn't even paying the girls no attention. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Bo and Hornet had gathered all the candles they could find and their flickering light filled the movie theater with dancing shadows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of the processions were accompanied by music and dancing, for in the midst of the sorrow there was happiness that the death had taken place in Varanasi. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z That night we snuck out and went dancing at a pub. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z For one thing, she’d been taking dancing lessons all year and never went anywhere without her tap shoes in a drawstring bag. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t he use that grace in his dancing? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Watched him dancing, foot to ground, watched him throw the bones. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched their bright dancing until the twins burst back into the kitchen. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At seventeen, the girls could join the Faith and Beauty group, which promoted physical grace through instruction in dancing, hygiene, and charm. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He had been dancing about the stage, waving his spear, modulating his voice, and now suddenly he became still, and lowered his voice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d take one dancing step and then another and bob her head and flap her long ears about, then start moving toward me again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Children singing and dancing on TV late at night.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My friends leave me with my salty attitude and join a big group of girls dancing together. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Much later, after all the sweets had been served and washed down with gallons of summerwine, the food was cleared and the tables shoved back against the walls to make room for the dancing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The video had about two seconds of the girl dancing, but still. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Even the girls dancing in twos looked nice dancing together in their dresses. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “We...we could be friends, you know,” said Coraline.“We could be rare specimens of an exotic breed of African dancing elephants,” said the cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “No, Mary, it wasn’t a bear at all. There I had been yelling, and dancing, and waving my arms, all by myself in the Big Woods, trying to scare a stump!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z What he likes best is to have one girl frog-kicking on top of him while he watches another girl dancing around the glittery firemen’s pole on the stage. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to get into the safety hazards that dancing presented, so I quickly made new plans. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I accept the challenge of retraining you. Henceforth you are only allowed to apologize if you tread on someone’s foot while dancing.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sitting cross-legged, sunlight and shadows of pomegranate leaves dancing on his face, Hassan absently plucked blades of grass from the ground as I read him stories he couldn’t read for himself. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z For one moment, Harry saw the evil, flat face illuminated in the sparks dancing on the surface of the potion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When the girls had finished their dancing, they went through some stretching exercises. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He steps out, dancing down the stairs, one foot forward, one back, a hand in his pocket. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Each push makes a series of loud clopping sounds, as if there’s a dancing horse upstairs. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Our yard was wide enough to hold a hundred people dancing atilogu, spacious enough for each dancer to do the usual somersaults and land on the next dancers shoulders. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Even I know this one,” Malik says, waving his arms like he’s dancing. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She had on her last year’s soirée costume—with a little pink-gauze skirt that stuck out short and stiff, a pink body waist, pink dancing shoes, and even a little pink pocketbook. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They’d think nothing of dancing with one shoe in the North. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Not dancing is pretty fun anyway, watching the girls dance. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was dancing with a fleshy but nimble-footed gentleman when I saw Cristiana leave the hall, the folds of her red cape billowing behind her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Once, while dancing a piece from Swan Lake, she’d cried, so overcome by the beauty of it that she felt as if she really were the dying swan. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z There’s a child these colors in the ring of children on the front of the Sunday school missionary paper, yellow children, brown children, all in different costumes, dancing around Jesus. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z So she nodded good-bye to the woodsman, and with one last glance at the dancing girl, headed back into the company of the crowd. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We climbed in silence, and I watched as the feast carried on below us, with the dancers dancing and the singers singing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Grandma Smith was a West Texas flapper who loved dancing and cussing and horses. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When the lights were turned off, and the blues dancing started, she wanted to be in his arms in a dark corner, but he said, “Let’s go outside and talk.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Werner notices a girl in the corner, radiant, dancing by herself, throwing her face to the ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z How many dancing rabbits have you seen in your life?” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z He seized a poker and brandished it, slashing at the air and dancing back and forth over the hard-packed earthen floor. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The Americans had no choice but to leave trails in the snow as unambiguous as diagrams in a book on ballroom dancing—step, slide, rest—step, slide, rest. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In sixth grade, a bunch of kids including Margo and Chuck and me were forced by our parents to take ballroom dancing lessons at the Crown School of Humiliation, Degradation, and Dance. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Fay is annoyed that I’ve stopped taking her out dancing, and she got angry and walked out on me last night. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s an old song, “Boogie Wonderland,” and I start my robot not-dancing dancing again while she dances around me and blows a whistle periodically and claps. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It was the sight of the impatient Two Strike Girl dancing the rice that Omakayas would remember long after, in the deep winter of the year. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He wanted to find Ron, to tell him about Gregorovitch, but Ron was dancing with Hermione out in the middle of the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The large glass window was decorated with colorful skulls, marigolds, and dancing skeletons. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Tune your television to any channel it doesn’t receive, and about 1 percent of the dancing static you see is accounted for by this ancient remnant of the Big Bang. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He’s practically dancing around with the phone now, then he laughs a laugh so happy it blasts about a billion balloons into the air. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The center table was cane, too, supporting an oriental vase with pictures of kimono-clad dancing women. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And I did notice that my sister was dancing with the boy she wasn’t supposed to even though a different boy picked her up at the house. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not talking about cotillion dances. I'm talking about real dancing. He doesn't even have rhythm.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There was dancing and a chase through the maze. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m just a horrible dancer. Terrible. In fact, I’m so bad I even have a rule against it. No dancing unless I’m alone in my room or it’s pitch-black dark.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead we’re all dancing, something else I never thought I would get to do—not just dancing, but dancing with someone who challenges me to live. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Lucy then pushed Frieda into James T. and they started dancing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I sighted her easily enough, dancing next to one of the many drummers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Other people had begun dancing to the steady beat of the many drummers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z With all of those red lines and squiggles dancing around on my essay, I wasn’t foolish enough to think he meant to tell me anything good. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My heart is flipping and dancing around and I laugh from sheer joy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if you get the banana to float in a perfect vacuum in the center of the box, you can’t stop the wiggling entirely, because dancing particles give off light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In the darkness, with a war- whoop—deplorable and ungentlemanly tactics—be fell on the insurgent camp with the blood pounding in the veins of his neck, and Excalibur dancing in his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He pressed me to him and started dancing again, but I knew this was not going in a direction I wanted, and I resisted him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Across the stage, the tall Tribal boy from earlier is dancing with a dainty Tribeswoman who has a smile like lightning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Fay still wants to go out dancing all the time. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z At least, she would not humiliate Salvador or Rafael by her poor dancing. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes when we were dancing, Milton squared his shoulders and looked around the floor, as if daring anyone to make a crack. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Up above them, flaming figures were dancing in the snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The scarecrow paid no attention, went on dancing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember dancing with my nose in somebody’s shirt pocket. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Ash felt someone take her other hand and pull her back away from the dancing girls, and the fairy woman turned to look at who had restrained her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A guy couldn’t cavort with women, and thanks to the ban on cabaret dancing, he couldn’t even watch women cavorting by themselves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is much more dancing to be had.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Deliver us from weasels! The devil is dancing on my dibbler!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In total silence, hundreds of cockroaches were dancing around Boots. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s her,” he said, pointing at Luna, who was still dancing alone, waving her arms around her head like someone attempting to beat off midges. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Malachite was dancing alone, her robe billowing in satin gusts, the wine in her glass a red ocean. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They don't work on the Sabbath, but they have a fairly loose understanding of what constitutes "work" anyway and usually spend their free time dancing to jazz records. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The thought of dancing with that little runt in his orange suede elevator shoes and mingy T-shirt and droopy blue sports coat made me laugh. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Skills: dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body language, crafts, acting, miming, using their hands to create or build, expressing emotions through the body. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It was a little up-tempo for slow dancing, but that didn’t seem to concern him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I point to the mirrored orb dangling in the center of the dance floor—if there were going to be dancing at this wedding. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “It’s our god Shiva, the dancing Shiva. He’s very strong. He dances to bring goodness to the world. That’s why I like him. One day you’ll dance too, Ruthie. Shiva will help you.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z All thoughts of dancing were forgotten then, and his fear was replaced with delight and with awe. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “I’m taking ballroom dancing now, to get ready for high school mixers and formal and semiformal evenings.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "Jitterbug dancing. Verboten. Reading un-German books. Singing un-German songs. Staying out past the ten o'clock curfew. Criticizing Adolf Hitler or the war. Verboten. Verboten. Verboten." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Both rabbits together made a curious, dancing movement of the head and front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her parents were dancing a clumsy, barefoot salsa on the grass. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She practically stopped dancing, and started looking over everybody's heads to see if she could see him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z All that time dressing up in the Doctorita’s clothes and blasting her stereo and dancing has paid off. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had sprained her knee dancing a tango at the office party. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew it the day he gave up dancing. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Gilbert does not mean to dance, but there is a young lady disengaged whom I should be very glad to see dancing—Miss Smith.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She began to move in fanning circles, now flying the sleeves in the air, now trailing them on the grass, dancing in the middle of the light. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They re up there dancing to rap music and throwing their booty back and forth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Isabella starts dancing sort of wild, making me and Julia crack up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Even if she’d gone to the ball for the wrong reasons, she had had some fun dancing with Dorian. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I made sure to know where she was going, who’d likely be there, the particular milieu, whether dancing or a sauna might be involved, those kinds of angles. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “She and her brother have been dancing since they were little,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z As the fire died down so did the excitement The littluns stopped singing and dancing and drifted away toward the sea or the fruit trees or the shelters. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Boy, howdy, would that be a trade worth dancing for. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z What was wrong with them, couldn’t they seel Inside the tent the shapes were dancing, circling the brazier and the bloody bath, dark against the sandsilk, and some did not look human. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The music was insanely loud and people were dancing and there was beer puddled on the floor and a rowdy mob at the bar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’ve seen June practically every day since she moved here, and I’d never felt butterflies like those dancing around in my stomach. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But, to her great surprise, she found that she could not stop dancing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Inside the circle of men, the women in long dresses and ropes of beads had joined arms and were dancing around one older woman who was wearing a regular cotton dress. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Besides listening to music and dancing, sewing is the thing that relaxes me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Imagine the music and the dancing. The ambassadors from other realms.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The sunlight on the water had left spots dancing in front of my eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She spotted the Crown Prince, dancing and laughing with some blond idiot. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I not only learned about physics at Fort Hare, but another precise physical science: ballroom dancing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottom dropped away sharply; Taran lost his footing and found himself wildly dancing over nothing, as the river seized him greedily. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She looks up at me with her eyebrows dancing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw the three Trementina sisters dancing around me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a horrible bang—a thousand times worse than the sound of a balloon exploding—and the van was spinning, the wheel dancing right out of my hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Everyone celebrated earning their diplomas with music and dancing. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Abby was dancing more for my sake than her own, and that felt almost as good as getting those tickets. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It was Papito who paid the rent and bought them their winter clothes and spoiled them once with an outing to Lincoln Center to see the doll-like ballerinas dancing on their toes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He came sidling out of the stable, dancing and playing. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And off in one corner there was a girl a few years older than Hazel, dancing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I shouted at Tilly because she was tap dancing at the edge of the dock, getting ready to jump in, and I didn’t want her to come. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I slept under there, and when I woke up the sun was shining, the 'Hallelujah Chorus’ was playing on the radio, and people were still dancing.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There are maybe fifteen people dancing, while everyone else spreads out on the bleachers. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The music was loud and no one was dancing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z A month of dancing and feasting and boozing and riddling and dueling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As she began to move, Penelope realized that Margaret and Jasper had been right: When it came to dancing, music made all the difference. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “People were playing Tanzanian music and dancing, and one businessman came and ordered chicken and beer for everybody,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, right before our eyes, real people were talking and singing and dancing in our own living room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Upstairs in the nursery Mary Poppins was airing the clothes by the fire, and the sunlight poured in at the window, flickering on the white walls, dancing over the cots where the babies were lying. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She motioned for me to follow her, and even though I walked beside her on the way to the coach, I felt more like dancing. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Tell us the truth, Did you go to your dancing classes today? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But he felt that we devoted far too much time to it, that the words were something more than suggestive, and that the kind of dancing that went with it might lead to serious consequences. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The cool air is dancing with the rush of the Passaic River behind my building. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A little more and the man would be dancing! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Bast stood in the doorway, practically dancing with irritation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Here it is. Listen. ‘After his death, the Hasidim took vengeance upon him by dancing upon his grave, and celebrating the day of his decease as a holiday, with shouting and drunkenness.’” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z We were applauded and given more soft drinks and more shrimp, but it was to be years later before I found the joy and freedom of dancing well. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were glowing, the reflection of a tiny flame dancing in each one. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I see him cut through the water in the pool, the light dancing off his eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Looking at her in her agony the maidens, all sobered now, the dancing over and the singing and the wild wand-waving, said to one another, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z No. Marigold tightened her bracelet more securely around her wrist and pressed on, stretching her toes to their tippy-tips and arching her arms above her head to figure out if her Talent was ballet dancing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Gram had abandoned her parasol to the side of the tent and was dancing with Old Joe, her long dress skimming the grass as she spun on bare feet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A part of me still wishes that I could return to dancing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Tonight they were dancing together when Lexie felt someone press up against her from behind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I run back into the darkness, toward where I can see Matthew hopping around and the form of Manchee dancing twixt his legs and swipes of the machete, barking his little head off. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Had Jean Harlow been dancing stark naked around the sixteenth pole, the press box could not have cleared out any faster. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Olly begins dancing lightly on his feet, shaking out his arms and wrists like a boxer preparing for a bout. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On the label was a colorful picture of a woman dancing in a long flounced skirt; the box was attractive and the perfect size in which to keep one’s treasures. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Besides, I can’t look any worse than the man next to me, dancing like a Tyrannosaurus rex. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then Irene started drinking and “dancing on chairs” in bars, finally leaving to live with a man. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dancing with about six girls, and he pulled me into the middle of the circle. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She slid her arms around his waist, twisting to see if she could catch a last glimpse of the dancing circle, but there was nothing there. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I recall her dancing with utmost propriety and a singular beauty.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Another woman leaps into the light, then another, and another, all dancing, shrieking their battle cries, their bodies painted white and black and red. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Johnny saw a group of women, and they were nodding their heads, whispering a prophecy, ‘Before night they’ll be dancing.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Compared with the desolate scene outside the car, his eyes look like the dancing flame of a lit match. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Just the thought of dancing with Manuel was enough to make my stomach do a flip. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z We had spent the minutes before the bell rang dancing around it while Holly sang that old song about having a hammer, I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out a warning... Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, as I glanced toward the clock for only the thirty-seventh time, I saw Ben Starling standing outside the classroom door, a hall pass in his hand, dancing a spastic jig. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z They roused early and were allowed on the deck for air, dancing, and singing. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Basil was whooping and laughing and dancing around, stopping to scribble on a notebook pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But I went to the clubs because I found that I liked the music and the dancing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Probably a thousand goblins, courtiers and diplomats and civil servants, were spread out around the courtyard, and all of them were dancing in strict rhythm in a great spiral. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But dancing was the chief action at those “pad parties,” so I’ve no doubt about how and why my initiation into lindy-hopping came about. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I half expected her to start tap dancing or something. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Is it terrible to admit I feel like dancing? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z My eyes see letters dancing backward across whatever page they're printed on. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "With those boys you can start in dancing and end up kneeling." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then all of us were dancing except for Big Ma, who yelled, “Cut this cake before the candles melt all over it!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Since parties went all night, you might need five or six DJs to keep the dancing going. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was a day of great celebration and dancing, in American and Dinka style. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Music blasts from giant speakers— my favorite cumbias—and soon a crowd is dancing in the street. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet there he was, Raymond Something, walking right up to her—it came out later that his date had suggested it—and speaking to her, and then they were dancing. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I sat for a while scoping out the place, and slowly began dancing by myself in the corner of the dance floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “And tonight is a big night. Lawrence Welk is on TV. All the singing, dancing, and polka music. You’ll love it!” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Candles glow in stained-glass sconces, casting dancing light over the party and its attendees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The DJ played a happy song, and kids were already dancing in the center of the room. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The She Elephant’s skin turned gray under the dancing candlelight. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ma sold her pies, Mrs. Charles played cards with neighbors, while Monday and I ran around, eating hot dogs, dancing by the DJ booth, and playing in the bouncy house with August. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Morrie had always been taken with simple pleasures, singing, laughing, dancing. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were dancing from pilot to pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "Boy, you quit dancing and get back to dusting." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Everybody went inside the boat and started dancing and singing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Malik’s the on-deck batter, and he’s waiting for me at home plate, dancing with his mouthguard dangling out of his mouth. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z As the crowd packed tighter, people slipped in between me and Jules and Aileen, and soon we were all dancing with other people. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Pantomimes, dancing, singing, the familiar chorus line, and a boys' fashion show will be a few of the acts. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Birds flew onto dancing treetops below me, and many distant towns flickered on the bright horizon, each with a minaret that pointed to the sky like a pencil pointing to a page. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I grabbed Roberto’s hands and started dancing, trying to imitate some of the moves I had witnessed at the Vets. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He came up behind Mama and grabbed her waist, dancing with her back. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Arm in arm they navigate the crowd, circling around the glowing bonfire that many patrons are still gazing at, mesmerized by the dancing white flames. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At thirty seconds before midnight, they light the tips of their arrows with small dancing yellow flames. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Behind them came Shmuel, dancing with abandon, his hands above his head and his black hair a dark halo around it. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As their friend the Lion, dancing past, bent down to take the wing of a Brazilian Pheasant in his paw, Jane shyly tried to put her feelings into words. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He wants to know why I’m dancing, that everyone knows dancing is a sissy thing and I’ll wind up like Cyril Benson wearing a kilt and medals and dancing all over with girls. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Satin was all grace, dancing with three serving girls in turn but never presuming to approach a highborn lady. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, Lou, you were so much fun to watch. I remember dancing Tinikling, but I wasn’t nearly as good as you kids.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z And that was George Theodorakis, all right, dancing with her in the society page clippings. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z No dancing brothers are in this place, nor any breathless girls waiting for the white bulb to be exchanged for the blue. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As she spoke, the dancing people began to notice him, and one of the women came toward them, her eyes great and blue, and offered him a goblet of wine. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, all the clocks were alive, and they were dancing to classical music. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The music and the dancing became mournful as a succession of funereal dances conveyed the murderous Reign of Terror. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She wants to keep that dress forever to remind herself she was young and dancing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As Allie and I walked, I remembered when I used to go dancing back in secondary school with friends. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z If Phil were here, flickering candles and dancing shadows might be romantic, but I struggle to picture this place as anything but menacing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z For me, music and dancing were more interesting and fun than sports or cars. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I spot Gerald, dancing with a toddler who looks just like him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was dancing the steps of the lead part, practicing the part she knew she’d get. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All around the dancing circle, men and women — no, these were fairies in their unearthly splendor — lay on cushions, crystal goblets in hand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined floating up to the ceiling of the gym and looking down at all those different groups, dancing in their tight circles. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It stays there and begins moving its head up and down as if dancing in its own way to the silent song. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “With the...with the dancing in bikinis and stuff?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ruth stomped her feet so fast, it looked like she was dancing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We were dancing to the accordion and some one was playing the banjo. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z First he had written Miss Lavinia—Johnny knew he was dancing attendance on her—a rude note bluntly declining her invitation to a frolic which on the fifteenth of December would follow a military concert. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt held on to him, to keep him from dancing over the edge of the basin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to hear more about the shepherds dancing in the Easter egg,” Theodora said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z There’s barely anyone dancing—people are mostly just hovering around the dance floor—and it’s hard to shake the feeling that everyone’s watching me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Perfectly pressed, each petal carefully displayed on the ivory paper, their radiant colors dancing even in the weak candlelight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I saw two people made of gold dancing the earth’s dances. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I did notice that Brad and Patrick never talked once during the whole dance because Brad was off dancing with a cheerleader named Nancy, who is his girlfriend. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Did you enjoy dancing with him at the ball?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He moved with a strange delicacy and grace, as if he were close to dancing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Monique was laughing and dancing to a new song on the radio with Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The tap and slide of many dancing feet answered his cry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My cheeks feel even hotter than they did while I was dancing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Every crack of thunder and flash of lightning makes the back of my neck prickle, as if electricity is dancing over my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z What can be going through her head in that shuttered house, dancing in the dark with her only son? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z However, she let him buy her a beer, and she sat at the table watching Johnny dancing with Hildy and thinking that in all the world, there was nobody like Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee Jordan was howling into the megaphone, dancing out of Professor McGonagall’s reach. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The mother said to the singing and dancing two of her three, “That’s enough.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When we dragged them out, the girl kept dancing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I had another kind of dancing in mind. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z From most of them you could see the flames dancing above Sparrows Point’s furnaces and the eerie red smoke pouring from its smokestacks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The girls must have realized it also because they stopped praise dancing—Fern reacting to Vonetta, whose face stiffened with recognition. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z His other brethren form up behind him, dancing and somersaulting with the zeal of acrobats at a carnival. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The evening would be filled with masking, dancing, and feasting. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Swordplay was like dancing—certain steps must be followed or else it would fall apart. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Ash watched them laughing and dancing from her corner in the front hall, and no one noticed her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It wore a saddle and bridle with red, gold, and black tassles dancing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Spider, who was literally squealing with excitement, grabbed the Centipede by the waist and the two of them started dancing around and around the peach stem together. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “This is my wedding day. They will be dancing in the Yellow City, I do not doubt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Having never heard such delighted noises from her relatives before, the girl got out of bed and was astonished to see her old aunt and uncle dancing with firewood around a large pot. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She moved so gracefully, as if she were dancing, as if there really was somebody to see her, or as if it wen enough that she should see herself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like that, I became a dancing fool. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Halliday is dancing, too—something no one ever saw him do in real life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A few lessons in that sort of dancing and a pretty costume to match would have been a perfectly pleasant way to spend the afternoon. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “No dancing unless I’m alone in my room or it’s pitch-black dark.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess you could say, dancing with Aurelia is like gym class. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z After an hour, Sean was three beers in and dancing with some field hockey girls. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We weren’t in a hurry, so we walked slowly and quietly after we stopped dancing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In days gone by, these men held Hypereia, a country of wide dancing grounds, but near them were overbearing Kyklopes, whose power could not be turned from pillage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Jordan was dancing the cha-cha in front of the room. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The pail beneath the pump jumped and rattled like a spider dancing on a hot stove. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was moonlight and the sound of distant dancing and whispering. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He abruptly stops dancing and makes a cutting motion with his right hand, silencing the music. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Every time she thought about dancing in front of an audience full of strangers in four short days, she wanted to throw up or die. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She’s definitely not the Fuchsia who was dancing around the game room on Sunday. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “We re three powerful half-bloods. Our presence should confuse him. Mingle. Act natural. Do some dancing. But keep an eye on those kids.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z You may have seen the spangled palaces of sin and fancy dancing in the false West of the movies, and maybe some of them existed—but not in the Salinas Valley. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The lad that had set the lights dancing sent one down to dance and glitter about Jasper’s head. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Intricately wrought flowers in every color cast dancing rainbows into the mansion. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She plopped down on my bed, Ken and Barbie dancing in front of her. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In those days we wore baggy jeans, and underneath them we had soccer shorts and sweatpants for dancing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Jess, Britt, and some of the other girls from the team join us, and we make our own little dancing circle. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The light only shines on the overturned plastic bucket and the dancing smoke. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t know if she was wondering just how good a time they’d had in New York City or worrying what folks would say if Grandpa told it at the store about Miss Love dancing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z No real explanations for their presence had been given yet, but with the exchange of gifts, the feeling of unease began to lessen and everyone knew that the dancing and drumming would soon begin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A four-piece band was playing a swingy number for couples dancing on the wooden deck. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Juanita and the twins were my official damas, my female attendants, and each of us had been assigned a nice, handsome dancing partner, a chambelán. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I think maybe if I sleep again, we can start by going dancing. We better wait for the weekend to go to the mountains. I have School™. You don’t.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no Ginger Rogers in Irish dancing and you can’t jump all over. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Both loved dancing, motorcycles, Bob Dylan, bad puns, liberal politics, and National Public Radio. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The way she was speaking reminded me of the way Mom used to be, even though they aren’t related—bubbling up with laughter and stories, hands dancing in front of her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She retold the story of how Estella won the dress by dancing until four in the morning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Once, though, I watched them get drunk on some foul brown corn brew, stand at the enclosure gate, and shout for me in accented Lingala, their eyes dancing mad. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve been dancing with the football team ever since Jem came in.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Maybe we can follow this one up with dancing and refreshments. 6TH JUROR: Mr. Foreman? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her and about ten other people are dancing. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Basically everyone who’s not dancing is filming this, but I’m too stunned to even grab my phone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The official joined another column of courtiers dancing in the opposite direction and soon disappeared from sight. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He looked up at Winnie’s frantic dancing and then he looked at the toad, who had pressed down close to the dirt, eyes tight shut. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, a man was talking about the market, how the traders were dancing to Congo music and giving away the best of their mangoes and groundnuts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Marin, under the streetlight, dancing by herself, is singing the same song somewhere. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z As we’ve rehearsed dozens of times before, we stream onstage from both wings, shortest to tallest, dancing an indigenous harvest dance. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire makes the room warm and with the flames dancing in the coal you can see faces and mountains and valleys and animals leaping. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lissa held out her arms and spun, as if dancing to music only she could hear. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z His girls were playful, wistful, always dancing across the house, jumping from bed to bed, singing with feigned vibrato, swooning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I take dancing lessons, which I love, and I also like to play baseball with the kids that live on our hill. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't see the dancing dolls being left out in the rain or given away to the maid!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Quite soon, everyone was singing and dancing again. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The fiddling and the dancing went on and on. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She was always out at some club, some party, dancing, meeting people. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Yes, it was that song. I’ve heard it once or twice since then. On the radio, on the television. And it’s taken me back to that little girl, dancing by herself.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like dancing right there on the sidewalk. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z At last, when night came, the strange animal stopped dancing and disappeared back into the bush. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes there are parties, with awkward dancing and clumsy guffaws and horseplay by the boys, and wet, inexpert, toothy kisses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There are two girls holding beers and sort of dancing, and a group of guys laughing, and lots of people holding drinks or holding hands. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The woman swept away the broken bowl with a flourish, almost dancing with the broom. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Are we really slow dancing to this random techno song?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The Roseland itself is no longer a thing of magic once the dancing’s done. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I know where this street ends: near a dancing studio where Elsbeth and I were forced to take horrible waltzing lessons. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I know that you’re not supposed to think about dancing—what is that stupid expression, Sing like no one’s listening, dance like no one’s watching?—whatever. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z If my pals see my mother dragging me through the streets to an Irish dancing class I’ll be disgraced entirely. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The ceiling looks like a night sky covered by a sheet of stars, with green and red streaks of what look like Northern Lights dancing from one end to the other. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hydrants were opened, women were dancing to salsa blaring from a boom box on the cement. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When I found her, Laika was joyously wriggling on the mat of the carcass, all four of her little paws, dancing, pointed up at the moon and stars. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He was walking past the fallow field west of the Wood when he saw lights dancing in the copse by the river, accompanied by the most beautiful flute music he had ever heard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will beat you up,” boasted the chaplain, dancing up very close to Major Danby and shadowboxing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z During a break in the dancing, as the sun began its descent in the sky, Margie offered to show me around Gray Horse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The night of 24 February, I dreamt arriving at 8115 finding the house full of youth dancing away to a mixture of jive and infiba. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few of the sketches, I paint Abuela Celia just the way she wants—dancing flamenco with whirling red skirts and castanets and a tight satin bodice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Partly it was my reputation, and partly Laura’s ballet style of dancing that helped to turn the spotlight—and the crowd’s attention—to us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way under heaven that Madam would survive six hours of dancing without having something to eat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept an eye on Orlick after that night, and, whenever circumstances were favourable to his dancing at Biddy, got before him to obscure that demonstration. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Do not you feel a great inclination, Miss Bennet, to seize such an opportunity of dancing a reel?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “I can’t make out all of them,” he said, “but there’s at least four or five yahoos dancing around that fire like they’re trying to call back the dead.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley’s heart were entertained. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z One ogre had fired up a portable barbecue and was dancing in an apron that said kiss the cook. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I sit on the plastic chair and watch everyone else laughing and dancing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The mermaids were dancing and singing in Latin like the priests do at the cathedral during Mass. You were there with me too, at the bottom of the sea. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Five-stepping with the other four hundred round and round Westminster Abbey, Lenina and Henry were yet dancing in another world—the warm, the richly coloured, the infinitely friendly world of soma-holiday. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of her knockoff Louis Vuitton purse came gifts from Korea—dried squid and colorful erasers and pajamas with dancing cartoon dogs and cats. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “But you’re not Irish. Why do you want to do Irish dancing?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I also become renowned in school for imitating famous singers, using an imaginary microphone, flinging my hair around and dancing and singing and pursing my lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He starts dancing around me, which of course makes a bunch of kids look over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z A slight breeze set a pile of feather-light leaves dancing and rolling down the sidewalk. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Gideon rides up on a fine horse, the beast dancing sideways in agitation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Richard’s temperament made it easier—he was a happy kid, always dancing and singing, playful and silly. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mama explained that dancing ballet was like reading a book. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I started jumping up and down and dancing around like a lunatic, yelling and going crazy. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At this pronouncement, Chiaroscuro, who was still at Mig’s side, did a small, deliberate jig of joy; in the light of the one candle, his dancing shadow was large and fearsome indeed. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The sea lay quiedy, bathed in a shy, light-footed light, a dancing play of black and silver that extended without limits all about me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Brick was trying to get T to step up into the Kings for real, instead of dancing around the edges like he had been. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z ‘Meaning your hand, Mr. Frodo. It has felt so cold through the long nights. But glory and trumpets!’ he cried, turning round again with shining eyes and dancing on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I mean I had the whole evening free, and I thought I'd give her a buzz and, if she was home yet, take her dancing or something somewhere. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I can still feel the crispy hair at the base of my neck from dancing until I sweated. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “There is too much singing and dancing, such lightness as loosens the restraints of virtue,” she complained, her white curls quivering. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was Muriel’s creepy dancing puppet, only much bigger, and no longer guided by a rod in its back! Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Walking home, my shadow shows eels dancing on my head with tails in shapes of bows, stars, hearts. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In front of us on a clear part of the street a company of boys were dancing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Daniel’s sisters are always outside on the front porch dancing or singing or playing whenever they go past. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z People were dancing, and the feed was going, I walk these itty-bitty steps. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been dancing ballet for three years, and I admired her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z King Loft men, who also knew tile odds, spent the night dancing, drinking, dicing and telling each other dirty stories. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Whit stopped dancing, folded her arms across her chest. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z In the center of the room, a young man was—dancing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Never in tights and dancing to sick drumbeats though. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The red dirt at my feet shifts as more of it rises from the ground, dancing up my limbs and seeping into my very bones. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In contrast to the figure of Hades on the column drum, the bronze youth in figure 19 is free to move about, lending him a lifelike presence that is further enhanced by his dancing pose. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z By her early twenties, she was dancing professionally before packed houses all over Germany, drawing rave reviews. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Its red wings beat so fast that it looks like a flame dancing around her stern face. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z When I went to bed that night, I had visions of snowballs dancing in my head. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “What an extraordinary thing! I always thought dancing improper, but it can’t be since I myself am dancing. For I am a model cow.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z That was the moment when I realized there would be no dancing prizes, because there would be no dance. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Biggs staggered about, wagging his arms to direct the dancing men. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z "Anita, it is now to be a dress of dancing, no longer for kneeling in front of an altar." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gurgi was so excited that he began dancing on one foot, spinning around and clapping his hands. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The prom’s music came from this really bad cover band called The Gypsies of the Allegheny, but the drummer was good, so everyone had a nice time dancing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He spoke to Angel only to ask her about school or dancing. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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