ballroom dance

American  

noun

• ballroom dances
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• ballroom dancing
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• ballroom dances
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ballroom dance

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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ballroom dance

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

They joined more than 50 others for the first ballroom dance workshop at the MPK Hope Resiliency Center, which opened in August to help survivors and community members who are grappling with the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

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