ballrooms

Grand dancing halls

Ballrooms is the plural of ballroom, a large room designed for formal dancing and social events.

Hotels and mansions often feature ballrooms for galas, weddings, and receptions: The hotel's ballrooms were booked solid through wedding season.

Ballroom as an adjective describes formal partner dancing styles: ballroom dancing, ballroom competitions.

dancing

waltzes

Triple-time ballroom dances

foxtrotsDoes a ballroom dance
tangosLatin partner dances
quickstepFast-paced ballroom dance

partners · gowns · tuxedos · orchestra · dance floor · gliding · twirling · cotillion · minuet · polka

architecture

chandeliers

Ornate hanging light fixtures

parquetDecorative wooden flooring
columnsUpright structural shafts
ceilingsIndoor upper boundaries

mirrors · gilded · ornate · marble · balconies · alcoves · galleries · domed · vaulted · grand

venues

hotels

Commercial lodging establishments

palacesGrand royal residences
mansionsLarge, stately houses
estatesLarge property holdings

resorts · banquet · reception · gala · wedding · celebration · event · catering · capacity · booking

competition

Latin

Ancient Roman language

standardLevel of quality accepted
AmericanFrom the U.S.
judgesLegal proceeding overseers

scores · costumes · routines · championships · amateur · professional · medals · heats · showcase · formation

Categories

estate toursmansion tours, castle tours, winery tours, vineyard tours, plantation tours
Gothic castledungeons, towers, turrets, battlements, drawbridges
Rococorococo, Fragonard, pastel colors, scrollwork, boiserie
hotelshotel staff, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper, inn
building spacesclassrooms, hallway, hallways, lobby, lobbies
conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums

Opposites

scale and intimacy

ballroomsclosets

Enclosed clothing storage spaces

cubicles · phone booths · alcoves · nooks · snugs

formality and occasion

ballroomsdive bars

Rundown neighborhood taverns

honky-tonks · basements · garages · rec rooms · rumpus rooms

architectural grandeur

ballroomshovels

Squalid, cramped dwellings

shacks · warehouses

Phrases

ballroom dancingFormal partnered dance styles
ballroom danceFormal coupled movement style
grand ballroomLarge elegant event space
ballroom sceneFormal dancing event venue

Family

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