ballroom dance
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of ballroom dance
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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So sometimes on a Saturday early morning, I would go to my ballroom dance lesson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
So far, she has taken ballroom dance, ballet and tap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
Widdrington told BBC Radio Stoke he lived next door to some ballroom dance teachers and he joined their class, but it took a while for him to fall in love with it.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
In the evening, an instructor from ballroom dance company Sazon Dance Events will lead an hourlong salsa class — no experience or partner required.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023
Sarah thinks they go out to romantic dinners and take ballroom dance lessons or see black-and-white foreign movies with subtitles and deep meanings.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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