ballroom dancing

British

noun

social dancing, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, to dances in conventional rhythms ( ballroom dances ) such as the foxtrot and the quickstep

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In “Anna Karenina,” for instance, Tolstoy immediately plunges into a melodrama of infidelity, marriage proposals and ballroom dancing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

I wanted to watch this drama in action, so immediately after dinner I went up to the lounge to observe the ballroom dancing.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

The 66-year-old used to go ballroom dancing on a weekly basis with Catherine, but had to stop when his condition deteriorated around the time of the Covid pandemic.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

Lin, who testified at an earlier hearing on the Dodd bill, told me that after losing just about all of her retirement fund, she took up ballroom dancing to get her mind off her troubles.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

In sixth grade, a bunch of kids including Margo and Chuck and me were forced by our parents to take ballroom dancing lessons at the Crown School of Humiliation, Degradation, and Dance.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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