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dance floor

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noun

    1. an area of floor in a disco, etc, where patrons may dance

    2. ( as modifier )

      dance-floor music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some stars of the show, a financial-world drama featuring hard-partying Londoners, spent parts of the night on the main dance floor and behind the DJ booth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Everything happened again on the dance floor," Anna Maria said.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

I grab a string of balloons and wrap them around Matt, spinning him in circles on the dance floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

At the center of the hall, a series of DJs oversaw a dance floor and kept the mood relentlessly upbeat.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

A few men nodded at these late arrivals, but the music started up, turning the crowd’s focus to the dance floor.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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