tea dance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tea dance
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In Belfast, there will be guided tours of wartime landmarks and a "tea dance" hosted in the City Hall.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Some favored the social gatherings that featured an open floor, where they could buy a ticket to what is known as the afternoon tea dance or the night dance.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
“Last Tango in Halifax” ended with the leads, Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid, at a tea dance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
As You Are’s Half-and-Half combines a drag show and tea dance, offering both drag kings and DJs from 3 to 8 p.m.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2022
How about startin' in with the tea dance at the Admiral, just opened?
From Torchy and Vee by Sewell Ford
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