ballroom dancing

ball·room dance

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bawl-room, -roo m dans, dahns]
- /ˈbɔlˌrum, -ˌrʊm dæns, dɑns/
- /ˈbɔːl.rʊm ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl-room, -roo m dans, dahns]
- /ˈbɔlˌrum, -ˌrʊm dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of ballroom dancing words

uncountable noun ballroom dancing Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together using fixed sequences of steps and movements. 3
noun ballroom dancing social dancing, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, to dances in conventional rhythms (ballroom dances) such as the foxtrot and the quickstep 3
noun ballroom dancing any of a variety of social or recreational dances performed by couples, as in a ballroom. 1
noun ballroom dancing old-style dancing for couples 1

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Origin of ballroom dancing

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Ballroom dancing

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ballroom dancing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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