WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ball′room dance′,
ball′room danc′ing.
- Music and Danceany of a variety of social or recreational dances performed by couples, as in a ballroom.
- 1890–95
'ballroom dance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cha-cha-cha
- foxtrot
- one-step
- paso doble
- quickstep
- round dance
- rumba
- samba
- valeta
- waltz
- bunny hug
- Castle walk
- cha-cha
- Charleston
- conga
- hustle
- joropo
- lambada
- Lambeth walk
- mambo
- maxixe
- merengue
- tango
- two-step
- salsa
- smooth