ballroom dance

noun

: any of various usually social dances (such as the tango, two-step, and waltz) in which couples perform set moves

ballroom dancer noun

ballroom dancing noun

Examples of ballroom dance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To be blunt, Ballas more than has the prerequisites needed of him to judge Next Pro (notably alongside his mother, ballroom dance world legend Shirley Ballas). — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

The clamor of visiting children echoes outside the concrete structure while music plays deeper within the campus where couples ballroom dance in the sun. — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Super Bowl-winning tight end Vernon Davis, who is Starsiak Hawk's teammate, then swoops in to dip his competitor as if in a ballroom dance. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Community leaders stepped on the ballroom dance floor to support the fight against Alzheimer's disease. — Janay Reece, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ballroom dance

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