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social dancing

American  

noun

  1. dancing performed by couples or by groups, usually as a form of recreation.


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The men also have solo turns but the suite leaves only a passing impression, of postmodern tango mixed with occasional sleek social dancing.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

My school had six weeks of social dancing in the gym during the harsh winter months in Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2025

“That’s what social dancing is,” says Moncell Durden, an associate professor and dance historian at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2023

Typically, it features live music, social dancing, dance performances and many gorgeous 1920s-style dresses and dapper suits on two weekends in June and August.

From Scientific American Jul. 7, 2021

The Chautauqua tradition which taboos card playing and social dancing, and the rule which forbids the sale or importation of alcoholic beverages, disclose the influence which dominated the early life of the Assembly.

From The Story of Chautauqua by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman

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