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
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Rhinestone Ballerina~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rhinestone ballerina, her satin shoes whisper on the open stage,
a quest for perfection, her heart’s inner gauge.
En pointe she stands breathless, her body totally still.
She pirouettes with impeccable skill.
The music soars, her spirit...
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Categories:
dance,
Form: Ballad
Festive Words
Make haste arise,
assert the words.
Salute each term
that now gabfest.
In mid of night
they waltz, serenade;
Jovially jolting
a rem-sleep state.
Appease them please,
awake, awake.
You have mere seconds
so soon they fade.
Witty performers,
these festive words;
Parade to play part
of a poet's...
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Categories:
creation, dance, imagery, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Do I Mind, Alone, Just Being Thought Silly?Alone… would I be wrong to call myself a fool?
Knowing full well, alone one never is?
Better, much better to say
‘Alone from’.
Alone from friends, from loved ones
From employment, joy and/or satisfactions.
Even then… perhaps not?
Maybe instead we...
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Categories:
adventure, dance, earth, i
Form: Free verse
Square Dance Patter Splatter - crudeFor yer supper, vindaloo,
hop to the music doing a poo,
toilets are crowded, yer tummy is mush,
bang the doors and plead with 'em, 'Rush.'
Drop yer pants and let it go,
paper's all gone (but yet you don't...
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Categories:
dance,
Form: Lyric
Monoku three in warmonoku 4
none dance in rainshowers where tears flood the streets...
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Categories:
dance, humanity, psychological, rain,
Form: Monoku
Sister MoonlightSister Moonlight in your glass slippers
Come dance with me amongst the stars
We'll Pirouette by both the Dippers
And do the Waltz in front of Mars
Let's Swing around each constellation
Then Two-Step watching new stars born
We'll...
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Categories:
dance, moon, stars,
Form: Rhyme
LONGING FOR HER SUNSHINE I asked my brother, how does her
Face seem to you? Do you see
Extraordinary or beautiful? I think
She is the EPITOME of my sacred
Dreams! And when she smiles....
I see EVERYTHING LIT like LOVE
of the...
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Categories:
color, confidence, dance, deep,
Form: Alliteration
Modern Dance CrazeBody movement shake
A dance craze in modern hype
Bizarre for adults....
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Categories:
culture, dance, engagement, perspective,
Form: Haiku
The Box OfficeRun to the box office and pick up the musical score, run to the box office the patrons are flooding the floors; you need more chairs to fill the open space, you need extra security...
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Categories:
dance, america, beauty, business, care,
Form: Narrative
PreTilitaullCraving something sweet
she sought me
Her need to be satisfied
More and more
Of which I gave her
She held my hand
And asked for more
Oh when she comes
We seek each other
A crowded room
For us to share
I speak in...
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Categories:
dance, inspirational love, kiss,
Form: Ballade
PreTilitaullCraving something sweet
she sought me
Her need to be satisfied
More and more
Of which I gave her
She held my hand
And asked for more
Oh when she comes
We seek each other
A crowded room
For us to share
I speak in...
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Categories:
dance, inspirational love, kiss,
Form: Ballade
PreTilitaullCraving something sweet
she sought me
Her need to be satisfied
More and more
Of which I gave her
She held my hand
And asked for more
Oh when she comes
We seek each other
A crowded room
For us to share
I speak in...
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Categories:
dance, inspirational love, kiss,
Form: Ballade
PreTilitaullCraving something sweet
she sought me
Her need to be satisfied
More and more
Of which I gave her
She held my hand
And asked for more
Oh when she comes
We seek each other
A crowded room
For us to share
I speak in...
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Categories:
dance, inspirational love, kiss,
Form: Ballade
My Woman and I Groove moves the RoomGrooves Move the Room
Baby let's keep it simple
I'll just make it plain
latley you been
mooping around
out their acting strange
I don't knoow if there's
a problem
only you know what's going on
we got rules in this relationship
Bett'not be string...
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Categories:
character, dance, encouraging, i
Form: Ballade
DANCE IN DELIGHT
Categories:
appreciation, dance,
Form: Lyric
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.
Definition | What is Dance in Poetry?
Poems Related to Dance
ballet, boogie, conga, cut a rug, dancing, disco, foxtrot, get down, hip hop, hoedown, hustle, jazz, jive, one step, prance, rock, rumba, samba, sock hop, tango,