dance-off
noun
ˈdan(t)s-ˌȯf 
ˈdän(t)s-
plural dance-offs
: a dancing competition
The finals were a dance-off—one by one, each girl danced her routine alone, on stage, in front of an auditorium full of hundreds of strangers.—
Mark Coddington
Mark CoddingtonOne night they happened to catch a fox trot performed on Dancing With the Stars, the ABC battle-of-the-ballroom hit that paired … celebrities with professional dancers in a six-week dance-off.—Michelle Andrews
Michelle AndrewsExamples of dance-off in a Sentence
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To test Ronan’s precision, the researchers pitted her against ten UC Santa Cruz undergraduate students in a dance-off.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Art is in a dance-off with commerce; pragmatism, with purity; and perfection, with survival.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Bingo Loco flips the traditional game on its head by turning it into a three-hour stage show that features dance-offs, rave rounds, lip sync battles, throwback anthems, confetti showers, CO2 cannons and conga lines.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
The parking lot transforms into an après tailgate scene that rivals any stadium, complete with grills, lawn chairs, and the occasional dance-off in ski boots.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Art is in a dance-off with commerce; pragmatism, with purity; and perfection, with survival.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Bingo Loco flips the traditional game on its head by turning it into a three-hour stage show that features dance-offs, rave rounds, lip sync battles, throwback anthems, confetti showers, CO2 cannons and conga lines.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
The parking lot transforms into an après tailgate scene that rivals any stadium, complete with grills, lawn chairs, and the occasional dance-off in ski boots.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Dance-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance-off. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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