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

He sang with a highly successful dance band.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

Count Basie won two awards of his “Basie” album as best jazz group performance and dance band performance.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

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

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