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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ball·room danc·ing • n. formal social dancing in couples, popular as a recreation and also as a competitive activity. The ballroom dance repertoire includes dances such as the waltz, the tango, rumba, and cha-cha, and the foxtrot and quickstep. DERIVATIVES: ball·room dance n.

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