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Dance Poems | Examples of Dance Poetry

Dance Poems. Read and share great examples of twirling, rhymic, and funny poems about all types of dancing. This list of dance poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read beautiful examples of twirling, rhythmic, and funny poems about all types of dancing. Share, read, and see how poets write about this performance art form centered on wonderfully choreographed human movement. Dance forms like ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, modern, and waltz and cousins of poems since both are typically rhythm-based. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of dance poetry. This list of works about dance is an excellent resource for examples of how to write dance poems.
Premium Member Dancing Takes Her to Another World
Dancing takes her to another world we do not enter She dances at breakfast, lunch, and after dinner. We can tell by her moves she hears music we do not hear I believe she has left this planet;...Read the rest...
Categories: dance,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Dancer's Leap
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On tiptoes light, a dancer spins, in every leap, a new world begins, grace and poise in harmonious blend, telling tales without words, messages send. ...Read the rest...
Categories: dance,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member THANKFUL FOR THE ABILITY TO DANCE
Today I’m thankful for the ability to dance and for having read the words of people like Vicki Baum…a gifted Austrian writer Who through her writing helped to make our world a little brighter Like the day...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, thanks,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Leaves
There's nothing left of Autumn but the leaves They swirl and scatter, meet then disengage The moon puts silver footlights in the sheaves and turns the marble court into a stage She draws the curtains when she starts...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, age, autumn, dance,
Form: Quatern
Premium Member Dancing
I could have danced all night! We would have been a sight! Rocking in the rocking chair room. ...Read the rest...
Categories: age, caregiving, dance, environment,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member powdered city girls
(inspired by ‘Dusty Rose Dreaming’ by poet vb) We’re powdered city girls heading into a club, bright orchids entering the hothouse spreading fun with noblesse oblige, qua somethings suited for silver screens. Our attention’s as uncertain as the stock market. Experts...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, dance, fun, girl,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member nature's orchid ochrestra
summer salsa sauce tangos through tall twisting trees wind winds her heart harp January 18th 2021 ...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, nature, tree,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Birthday Ballet
First he swirls, then he twirls ~ If only ‘twere a pearl for his girl ...Read the rest...
Categories: birthday, dance, imagination, romantic,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Villa Acambaro
My love, there was no greater she held my heart in her hands her first kiss the arrow that pierced if only she could know I ceased to exist when she let me go a thousand love letters before and after meant nothing at...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, desire, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the Daze of the Dance Craze
I’d never seen a Fox Trot nor a Jittery Bug Though whenever I’d Twist in agony I’d Shout ...Read the rest...
Categories: crazy, dance, fun, word
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Waltz of Time
a celestial dancer, through the veil of existence, paints the cosmos with hues unseen illuminating constellations auroras bow, the moon dances to dawn’s blush, twilight casting shadows upon the land where miracles bloom. Enchantress watch, the universe bends to your will....Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, dance, light,
Form: Other
Premium Member Interlude
Interlude from annoying talking heads ~ ...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, perspective, political, spoken
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Reverse Graffiti
The light, a dancer, obeys your command. It pirouettes existence, weaving tapestries in its luminescent waltz, with hues unseen by the ancient stars. You, weaver, bend the fabric of time. The...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, beauty, dance,
Form: Other
Premium Member From the Felt
"Lee, you awake?" Yeah, sorry. "Where were you?" Nowhere, my call? Fold. Looking around the table, I couldn't have drifted that long, Wouldn't have known from the stares, whatever the faces. There I go again, blocking out the sounds, "You have...Read the rest...
Categories: care, dance, fire, life,
Form: Free verse
The Price of Delayed Gratification
The price of delayed gratification In the currency of patience, we pay the toll, For the price of delayed gratification takes its toll. We sacrifice the present for a distant gain, Enduring hardship, persevering through pain. In the quiet...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, birth, books, boxing day ,
Form: Narrative

Specific Types of Dance Poems

Read wonderful dance poetry on the following sub-topics: ballet, beautiful, belly, celebration, country, flamenco, folk, foxtrot, funny, hip-hop, life, jazz, love, modern, moonlight, rhyme, rumba, salsa, skillful, swing, tap, tango, waltz, western and more.

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