ballroom dance
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Origin of ballroom dance
First recorded in 1890–95
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The clamor of visiting children echoes outside the concrete structure while music plays deeper within the campus where couples ballroom dance in the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
So sometimes on a Saturday early morning, I would go to my ballroom dance lesson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
As she looks forward to getting back on the Strictly ballroom dance floor, she said she remained "on a mission to raise awareness" about breast cancer.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
Gentili acted in the FX television series “Pose,” about the underground ballroom dance scene in the 1980s and 1990s.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
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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