social dancing

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

“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

Bachata class is at 5 p.m. and social dancing will be from 6 to 9 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2022

The “social” in social media is not the same as the “social” in social dancing.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021

Where social dancing is not given approval by parents, three additional folk dances may be substituted.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam