dance band

American  

noun

1. a musical group that varies in size from a combo to an orchestra and that specializes in playing music for social dancing.

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Etymology

Origin of dance band

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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dance band

But it's another dance band whose DNA is sprinkled all over the EP.

From BBC ● May 4, 2025

“It was a challenge to be able to play together as a dance band as opposed to rhythm masters playing in their own styles,” said Hart.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2022

My favorite show I did was when I had a feminist punk rock dance band named Tia Nina, and we did a show called “Pitching the Tent.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022

Alvin Sr. was also an amateur violinist who met his future wife, Kathryn E. Lemery, when he filled in with a dance band in which she was the pianist.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

And my oldest brother, Bill, led a dance band called The Jive Bombers—brass and rhythm, with cardboard fold- out music stands lettered J. B. Dances were held every weekend in one of the recreation halls.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston