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

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Example Sentences

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dance band

He sang with a highly successful dance band.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

“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

This led to an audition in a department store in the city, where she sang "My Kid's A Crooner", a popular dance band number in the 1930s.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 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

For this show, the Mercury team would copy a familiar type of radio broadcast—a dance band performing in a ballroom.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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