floor show

American  

noun

1. a nightclub entertainment typically consisting of a series of singing, dancing, and often comedy acts.

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floor show British  

noun

1. a series of entertainments, such as singing, dancing, and comedy acts, performed in a nightclub

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Etymology

Origin of floor show

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Images of the craft's pieces scattered across the sea floor show the carbon fibre hull had separated into multiple layers - a known problem with the material.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

Das, who has performed with such artists as Beyoncé, Pink and Usher, leans on her experience as a professional dancer and choreographer to inject life into UCLA’s floor show.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2022

Meanwhile, the New York Stock Exchange will begin requiring on Sept. 13 that anyone entering its trading floor show proof that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2021

I’m assuming that at least some of the audience must have felt a bit confused as well, wondering what happened to that rip-roaring floor show of the first half.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2011

Every compound outing has been hosted by one gracious aunt or another, presenting the landscape as if it were a floor show mounted for her niece's appreciation.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez