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ballroom dance

American  

noun

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


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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

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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