dance band
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dance band
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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When his father died in 2014, Mr. Formell agreed to carry on his legacy as the bassist for Los Van Van, the Afro-Cuban dance band co-founded by his father.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
Music rehearsals were overseen by Karl Hyde and Rick Smith of the dance band Underworld.
From BBC ● May 27, 2022
Lolo Rivass, 34, started playing as a kid in his native Colombia, and he now performs cumbia, meringue and salsa with the dance band Conjunto Bahia.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
I’d go around to my aunt and uncle’s house and play old dance band records.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 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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