ballroom

Formal dancing space

A ballroom is a large room designed for formal dancing and social events.

Grand houses, hotels, and public buildings have ballrooms for galas, weddings, and other occasions requiring space for many guests: The hotel's ballroom accommodates three hundred.

Ballroom dancing refers to partnered social dances like the waltz, foxtrot, and tango.

grandeur

chandelier

Decorative suspended light fixture

  • ornateElaborately decorated
  • gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
  • marbleRecrystallized limestone rock

ceiling · columns · mirrors · drapery · opulent · lavish · sumptuous · palatial · magnificent · splendor

dance

waltz

Dance in three-quarter time

cha-cha · rumba · samba · swing · jive · Viennese · bolero · mambo · merengue · bachata

venue

hall

Interior connecting pathway

function · wedding · event · ceremony · celebration · chandelier · parquet · floor · stage · orchestra

society

debutante

Formally introduced young woman

aristocracy · socialite · elite · gentry · ball · masquerade · invitation · escort · dance-card · presentation

historic

Victorian

Of a prim era

baroque · rococo · restoration · heritage · manor · estate · palace · colonial · landmark · preservation

Categories
Opposites
formality of dance venue

ballroomnightclub

Evening entertainment venue

dive bar · mosh pit · rave · honky-tonk · disco

venue size and grandeur

ballroomcloset

Built-in storage chamber

cubicle · broom closet · garret · hovel · cell

Phrases
Family

ballrooms, ballroom dance, ballroom dancing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G