ballroom dance


noun

any of a variety of social or recreational dances performed by couples, as in a ballroom.

Origin of ballroom dance

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM ballroom dance

ballroom dancing, noun

Words nearby ballroom dance

British Dictionary definitions for ballroom dancing

ballroom dancing

noun

social dancing, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, to dances in conventional rhythms (ballroom dances) such as the foxtrot and the quickstep