a bailar

to dance

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phrase Common #6,401

to dance Used with verbs such as aprender, ir, and venir to express dancing or going to dance. It can also be used as an informal command meaning “go dance” or “let’s dance,” depending on context.

SP: Después de la cena, vamos a bailar.

EN: After dinner, let's go dance.

Vamos a Capri a bailar.

We're going to Capri to dance.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Murray me va a llevar a bailar.

Murray is going to take me dancing.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Aquí no se enseña a bailar porque los alumnos ya saben.

Here we don't teach dancing because the students already know how.

— Suspiria (1977)

Si me enseñas a bailar, te mostraré mis cicatrices ocultas.

If you teach me to dance, I'll show you my hidden scars.

Venimos a bailar.

We've come to dance.

— Lindas y letales (2026)

Saca a bailar a Rosie.

Ask Rosie to dance.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Tom le dijo a John que él sacaría a Mary a bailar sólo si John sacaba a Alice.

Tom told John that he would take Mary out dancing only if John took Alice.

Vayamos todos a bailar esta noche.

Let's all go dancing tonight.

Vamos, vamos a bailar.

Come on, let's dance.

Oye, Madge, ¿quieres ir a bailar?

Hey Madge, do you want to go dancing?

— Picnic (1955)

Intenté sacarte a bailar tres veces.

I tried to ask you to dance three times.

— Scary Movie (2000)

Vienes a bailar?

Are you coming to dance?

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

La saqué a bailar.

I took her out to dance.

Salgamos todos a bailar esta noche.

Let's all go dancing tonight.

Supongamos que los sacamos a bailar, ¡vamos!

Let's say we ask them to dance, let's go!

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Entonces a bailar.

Then let's dance.

— La dolce vita (1960)

A bailar.

Let's dance.

— La asistenta (2025)

Quiero salir a bailar.

I want to go out dancing.

— Doña Clara (2016)

Tom está aprendiendo a bailar tango.

Tom is learning to dance the tango.