First recorded in 1900–05
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“Some teens are organizing a dinner dance at a local restaurant for winter break after they finish their first semester of college,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
Trump’s club also lost a dinner dance held by the MorseLife Health System, which supports senior care centers in Florida.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2017
St. Patrick’s Day dinner, dance, proceeds support local charities, 7 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2013
Congratulations to the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, commonly known as the principals’ union, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary Friday night with a dinner dance at the Waldorf Astoria.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2012
Whenever Halloween fell during the week, since we were so isolated, Pine Mountain would have a dinner dance.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
Five people were in the car when it crashed on its way to a debutants' ball - a dinner-dance event for school-leavers - at about 18:45 local time Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
Patti, 63, describes one of her most ambitious catering challenges: a 2010 dinner-dance that drew 81 guests, organized by the Rainbow Club, the community's gay and lesbian social club.
From Time ● Jun. 11, 2011
At Angora, President Mustafa Kemal of the Turkish Republic continued his policy of Europeanizing Turkey by holding a dinner-dance in Occidental style.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Southampton, L. I., Henry Ford II merrily turned 30 at the Meadow Club, with the assistance of home-town dinner-dance guests imported from Detroit by the planeload.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was leaving Mrs. Fenwick's dinner-dance in response to an appeal from Anne Thorpe, who had sent for him by messenger earlier in the evening.
From From the Housetops by Cootes, F. Graham
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