ballroom dance

American  

noun

1. any of a variety of social or recreational dances performed by couples, as in a ballroom.

---

Other Word Forms

• ballroom dancing noun

Etymology

Origin of ballroom dance

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

He offered to teach women how to ballroom dance for free, according to his former friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Luckily, readers were generous with sharing what’s worked for them — from ballroom dance classes to atheist book discussions.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

In a chat following a rehearsal, in January, Nef mused about taking Posey to a rave while Posey reminisced about visiting classic ballroom dance halls in Berlin.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 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