dance hall
noun
1
: a large room set aside or suitable for dances
especially
: a public hall offering facilities for dancing
2
dancehall
ˈdan(t)s-ˌhȯl 
: a genre of Jamaican music derived from reggae in which an artist improvises vocals over a recorded or live beat
ˈdän(t)s-
… anyone who knew her or worked with her knows that she loves dancehall and has much respect and passion for the genre.—
Stephanie K
—often used before another nounStephanie Kdancehall music
A key form of symbolic capital obtainable in Jamaica is knowledge and possession of many Jamaican dancehall records.—Marvin Sterling
Marvin SterlingExamples of dance hall in a Sentence
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To summarize, the protagonist, lost in hopeless days, eventually stumbles upon a deserted dance hall.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Built in 1878, the rustic dance hall has been part of the community for nearly 150 years and has welcomed country legends like Willie Nelson, George Strait, and Kacey Musgraves.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
For decades, the Roberts Cut Off Road home behind the dance hall belonged to the Maroon family, Lebanese-American grocers when Greek and Lebanese built a community around their truck farms in the valley of the West Fork of the Trinity River.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Six years later, the couple, who married in 2021, live there with their four-year-old daughter, Ida, in an old dance hall that Shattuck’s great-grandfather converted into a family home nearly a century ago.
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Built in 1878, the rustic dance hall has been part of the community for nearly 150 years and has welcomed country legends like Willie Nelson, George Strait, and Kacey Musgraves.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
For decades, the Roberts Cut Off Road home behind the dance hall belonged to the Maroon family, Lebanese-American grocers when Greek and Lebanese built a community around their truck farms in the valley of the West Fork of the Trinity River.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Six years later, the couple, who married in 2021, live there with their four-year-old daughter, Ida, in an old dance hall that Shattuck’s great-grandfather converted into a family home nearly a century ago.
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Dance hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20hall. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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