foxtrot

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But after twelve weeks of tangos, salsas and foxtrots, this was Ellie and Vito's night.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023

Ice dance has come a long way from the days of sleepy compulsory waltzes and endless repetitions of foxtrots.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2022

Composers of the nineteen-twenties pioneered the trend, rejecting mythic trappings in favor of ocean liners and foxtrots.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019

Later, the two even danced together briefly during an opening act by the Sentimental Warsaw Orchestra, which played foxtrots and other nostalgic prewar melodies.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2016

The wicked Forties were still ablaze with light and noisy foxtrots; but in the virtuous Hundreds, where Mr. Pett's house stood, respectable slumber reigned.

From Piccadilly Jim by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)