ballroom dancing

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

In the video, Sides can be seen wearing a royal blue ballroom dancing outfit she has owned since becoming a professional dancer in 1988.

From BBC

Frank, I learned, was a retired firefighter from Toronto who got into ballroom dancing when his wife passed away and learned of the ambassador circuit from his fellow students.

From Salon

She was looking at pictures of Vlad ballroom dancing – a hobby from a young age.

From BBC

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