taxi dancing

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noun

a system, as in a dance hall or hotel, whereby a person pays for a partner (taxi dancer) for a dance, payment being required for each individual dance during an evening

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Words nearby taxi dancing

tax haven, tax holiday, taxi, taxicab, taxi dancer, taxi dancing, taxidermy, Taxila, taximan, taximeter, taximetrics

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How to use taxi dancing in a sentence

There is one time, however, when couple dancing is in high demand, and that is around weddings.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I ask Atefeh and Monir if they see dancing as a form of income in the future, a potential career.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her very first performance onstage came at the age of 4, when she cameoed as a dancing flower in the musical Bye Bye Birdie.
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom|Marlow Stern|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so it was that the federal government did not shut down just when we all had visions of sugar plumbs dancing in our heads.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Pakistan was dancing for the U.S. dollar and joined up with it without any dignity.
Pakistani School Killers Want to Strike the U.S.|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The storm, however, was over; the moon and stars were shining in a clear sky, and the aurora was dancing merrily.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
This slaughter is accompanied by the tabagie and what follows it—namely, the singing and dancing.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Then there was dancing and singing under the palm-trees by old and young, and when evening came there were displays of fireworks.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
He had taken an immediate fancy to Isabel and promised to show her the lower rooms as soon as she tired of dancing.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Looking through this hole, the king perceived an old man weeping, a man in mourning garb singing, and a nun or widow dancing.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike