First recorded in 1900–05
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Against that backdrop was the contention from some — fair to a point — that UFW was a weak union that hadn’t organized so much as a dinner dance in decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022
"I was playing every pub, club and hole in the hedge, before the band, at a dinner dance, before the karaoke," Kielty explains.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021
The seated dinner dance is not the most fun and will cost you the most money.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2019
Every year, the annual dinner dance loses more classmates.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2019
Whenever Halloween fell during the week, since we were so isolated, Pine Mountain would have a dinner dance.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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