dance hall

Example Sentences

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It was light and floaty, with thin shoulder straps, the type of outfit I imagined flappers with boyish figures wore for a night out at a speakeasy or a dance hall.

From Literature

Nearly 30 inmates, selected for good behavior, donned tuxedos with pink boutonnieres and waited as daughters, some dressed in formal gowns, were led into the prison’s Bible college transformed into a makeshift dance hall.

From Salon

Each track also has a set dance so, once someone has learned the steps, they can join in with it at any dance hall - worldwide.

From BBC

The family later moved to the South Bronx, where they opened up a luncheonette called “Mambo”: a name chosen by young Eddie, who was enthralled by the Cuban dance hall rhythms.

From Los Angeles Times

The twins return to Clarksdale to open their own dance hall, Club Juke — a den of sin, to the church folk.

From Salon