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dance floor

British

noun

1. an area of floor in a disco, etc, where patrons may dance
2. ( as modifier )
  
  dance-floor music

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Instead, their positions were linked, with each pair maintaining a certain distance from others, similar to couples on a dance floor avoiding collisions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Set to a throbbing synth bassline, the song teases fans by interpolating a line from her 1980s classic Into The Groove: "Out here on the dance floor, I feel so free."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Bildstein had pyrotechnic flares installed in the middle of the outdoor dance floor and added a 200-foot wall of more than 1,000 LED screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Social media, particularly TikTok, has amplified the events, turning clips from the dance floor into viral, word-of-mouth-fueled promotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

She drags me onto the dance floor, jiving and snapping her fingers.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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