verb

skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

children were capering about the room

skip,dance,romp,jig,frisk,gambol,cavort,prance,frolic,leap,hop,jump,bound,spring,curvet,rollick,capriole

noun

a playful skipping movement.

she did a little caper or dance

dance,skip,hop,leap,jump,curvet,gambado,gambade