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

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

From Los Angeles Times • 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

But Threadgill, 79, has done plenty of soaring, on stages, over the years: composing music intended for social dancing, and pieces for orchestra and string quartet in which players are encouraged to improvise.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

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