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danceroom music

danceroom music

3.5
Music people dance to in a ballroom, like waltz or foxtrot
  • noun
translation icon : música de salón
  • The orchestra played lively danceroom music at the wedding reception.

Examples

  • She prefers listening to danceroom music when practicing her foxtrot.

  • Traditional danceroom music is still popular at formal dance events.

  • I love listening to danceroom music at parties.

  • Have you heard the new danceroom music album?

  • She prefers listening to danceroom music when practicing her foxtrot.

  • The orchestra played lively danceroom music at the wedding reception.

  • Traditional danceroom music is still popular at formal dance events.

Synonyms

dance music
vsdanceroom music
16 1.4

Music with a strong beat that people dance to at parties

is narrower, focusing on music created for partnered formal social movement
ballroom music
vsdanceroom music
3.4

Music played for couples to dance to, like the waltz

has identical meaning but is written as an alternative term

How Danceable

danceroom music
3.5
tango
35 3.5
swing
60 4.8

Surface Forms

danceroom music singular
danceroom musics plural

Morphology

danceroom + music

The meaning 'music for dancing/ballroom dancing' is directly derivable from the parts: 'danceroom' can be parsed as 'dance' + 'room' (a place for dancing) and 'music' is clear, yielding 'music for the dance room'. Although 'danceroom' is an uncommon formation, this is a productive compounding pattern in English (and parallels like 'dance music' exist), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Danceroom music comes from the simple image of a danceroom, a room where people dance, with live music playing for the dancers. So, the phrase came to mean 'music made for ballroom dancing'.