Romance & Roses – Dancing Rose Names

Roses and romance are synonymous around the world. By adding dance to the mix, you sweeten the universal language of love all the more. This article shares over forty amusing rose names that relate to the art of dance. You may want to set your feet dancing to plant a few new roses!

“There is sweet music here that softer falls than petals from blown roses on the grass, Or night dews on still waters between walls Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass; Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes. Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies.” –Lord Alfred Tennyson

The very vision of music and lovers swirling and twirling across a dance floor invokes feelings of romance. So it is with roses on a summer day or moonlit night with soft fragrant breezes bobbing, dipping and swaying to the rhythm of nature.

Here are some of the dancing roses that may just waltz their way into your rose garden:

Dancing Roses
Gypsy Dancer, Shadow Dancer, Ballerina, Wild Dancer, Spanish Dancer, Jazz Dancer, Country Dancer, Flapper, Cajun Dancer, Tiny Dancer, Sundancer, Bett’s Snow Dancer, Dancing Flame, Dancing in the Wind, Disco Dancer, Dancing Doll… and, there’s even a Ginger Rogers!

Dance Cards Please
Jitterbug, Be-Bop, Foxtrot, Summer Samba, Olde Tango, Dream Waltz, Barn Dance, Moondance, Can-Can, Jigs, Flamingo, Ballet, War Dance, Mambo, Fairy Dance, Mango Tango, Rumba, Stardance, Mini Tango, Polka Time, Folk Dance, Country Music, Ragtime, Jolly Dance, Fandango.

Can you imagine “Ginger Rogers” dancing in your garden?

And just when you thought a rose was just a rose…