"ballroom dancing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ballroom dancing (uncountable)
  1. formal social dancing in couples, popular as a recreation and also as a competitive activity. The ballroom dance repertoire includes dances developed from old European folk dances such as the waltz and minuet, Latin American dances such as the tango, rumba, and cha-cha, and dances of 20th-century origin such as the foxtrot and quickstep. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Dance Translations (style of dancing): 社交舞 (Chinese Mandarin), salitanssi (Finnish), kanikani takirua ōkawa (Maori), taniec towarzyski [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ballroom_dancing-en-noun-MnIgES~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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