ballroom dance

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• ballroom dancing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballroom dance¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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.

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So far, she has taken ballroom dance, ballet and tap.

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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.

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He went on to play at ballroom dances and on cruise ships.

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He had become a dance instructor — he had started learning ballroom dance at age 8 — but didn’t like teaching much.

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