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dancegoer

American  
[dans-goh-er, dahns-] / ˈdænsˌgoʊ ər, ˈdɑns- /

noun

  1. a person who attends dances or dance performances.


Other Word Forms

  • dancegoing adjective

Example Sentences

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No committed dancegoer should live without knowing these works.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2018

For some people, these works exemplify the classicism of postmodern dance; any dancegoer can spot moments when they echo choreography by George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2016

An incidental pleasure of their appearances in late-evening milongas is that a conventional dancegoer can watch them after a program of ballet or modern dance.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2013

But, as a longtime dancegoer muttered to me a while back, rolling her eyes, the offerings mostly seem like the equivalent of “graffiti in the park.”

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2012

On tour to the UK in 1954, he met a wealthy young dancegoer called Robin Howard, who was smitten with Graham's work.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2010