YOU SAID:
my cat jumped on the table and started to dance
INTO JAPANESE
私の猫はテーブルに飛び乗って踊り始めました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
my cat jumped on the table and started dancing
INTO JAPANESE
私の猫はテーブルに飛び乗って踊り始めました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
my cat jumped on the table and started dancing
That didn't even make that much sense in English.