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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

But once 10 p.m. hits, it’s social dancing time.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 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

“A conversation about partner dancing, and about social dancing versus performative partner dancing, and about gender, too.”

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2022

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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