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take a dance class
UK/teɪk ə dæns klɑːs/US/teɪk ə dæns klæs/take a DANCE·class
Band 5-6speakingtask1
to attend a lesson where you learn how to dance
Examples
“I decided to take a dance class to improve my coordination.”
“She takes a dance class every Wednesday evening.”
“Taking a dance class was more fun than I expected.”
Band 8 sentence
“To stay active and meet new people, I started to take a dance class twice a week.”
Collocations
- join a class
- beginner/intermediate class
- attend regularly
Word family
dance verb/nounclass nountake verb
Common mistakes
take dance class→take a dance class
study dancing→take a dance class / learn to dance
Say it for a higher band
5learn dancing→6join a dance lesson→7+take a dance class
Synonyms
enrol in a dance course
Easily confused
take a dance course
“She decided to take a dance course at the local college.”
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