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

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

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

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