dance card

noun

1

: a card listing partners for scheduled dances

2

: a calendar of engagements

Examples of dance card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are two tiers to the Greens’ dance cards for the night. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026

The students were on their own path, with some who had never taken a dance class at all, while others were adding more styles to their dance card. — Tamara Dunn, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026

Anyone who loves 19th-century design, arts and culture, and lots of shiny things should add this to their dance card. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

Cregger is focused first and foremost on directing his own original scripts at this time and has a full dance card that will keep him busy. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for dance card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard