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dance floor

British

noun

1. an area of floor in a disco, etc, where patrons may dance
2. ( as modifier )
  
  dance-floor music

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Instead, their positions were linked, with each pair maintaining a certain distance from others, similar to couples on a dance floor avoiding collisions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

In lieu of towering screens and moments concocted for capture, we find a packed dance floor and the silhouettes of two DJs putting in the work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Set to a throbbing synth bassline, the song teases fans by interpolating a line from her 1980s classic Into The Groove: "Out here on the dance floor, I feel so free."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Bildstein had pyrotechnic flares installed in the middle of the outdoor dance floor and added a 200-foot wall of more than 1,000 LED screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Upon noticing this, I become so self-conscious that I can’t stay on the dance floor, so I gravitate toward the edge, where people are standing around drinking, talking and watching.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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