ballroom dancing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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 ● Jul. 4, 2025
They described their father as a "true Yorkshireman" who loved ballroom dancing, while their mother was a "people person" who made lunches for elderly neighbours.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
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
Teah was crazy about ballroom dancing, so she had started the club and Sasha, Nemo, and Michael had joined.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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