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

Rihanna, the pop superstar, put on a fancy floor show with more than a dozen buff dancers as she sang her single “Where Have You Been?”

From New York Times • May 24, 2012

While her sisters fussed over which of the dolls to choose, Sandi grabbed the one dressed exactly like the dancers in the floor show.

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