dance floor

British  

noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      dance-floor music

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Example Sentences

Last Friday, Schlossberg held a rally at Manhattan’s Terminal 5, the city’s worst music venue, known primarily as a place to barf while electronic music plays on the dance floor.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

But other regulars including Amy Dowden, Dianne Buswell, Katya Jones, Vito Coppola and Aljaz Skorjanec will be back on the dance floor.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The author’s ambivalence resembles that of the fellow who supposedly protested the mixing of classes on the dance floor by commissioning a wood-and-plaster coffin as a costume for a Cornelys masquerade in 1771.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The resulting track feels like being lost within the euphoria of an underground dance floor exemplified.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Marlena simply nods, once again absorbed by what’s happening on the dance floor.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen