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dance floor

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noun

    1. an area of floor in a disco, etc, where patrons may dance

    2. ( as modifier )

      dance-floor music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For them, the dance floor was not an affront.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

With norteño-sax, the group could incorporate contemporary dating themes into songs that bring people physically closer to one another on the dance floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Couples arrive, and entire families arrange themselves at tables around a central dance floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

"People think that dance music is superficial, but they've got it all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place, it's a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language."

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Though I could feel Leafie’s eyes boring a hole in my back, I took his arm and we moved toward the dance floor.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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