dance-halls
Where couples waltz
Dance-halls are venues where people pay admission to dance, typically featuring live bands or recorded music.
The term evokes a particular era—roughly the 1920s through 1950s—when such establishments were central to popular entertainment and courtship.
They met at a dance-hall in Chicago.
The compound feels dated now; modern equivalents are usually called clubs or nightclubs.
Evening entertainment venue
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
- roadhouseWayside drinking establishment
speakeasy · discotheque · saloon · bandstand · admission · bouncer · doorman · cloakroom
Suspended recreational seat
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
jitterbug · lindy-hop · foxtrot · crooner · bandleader · Savoy · Palladium · Roseland
nightclub
Evening entertainment venue
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
roadhouse · speakeasy · discotheque · saloon · bandstand · admission · bouncer · doorman · cloakroom · stage
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
flapper · jitterbug · lindy-hop · foxtrot · crooner · bandleader · Savoy · Palladium · Roseland · matinee
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- bandstandCovered outdoor performance platform
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
DJ · amplifier · speaker · tempo · rhythm · melody · crooner · vocalist · request · standards
couples
Romantic partners together
- partnersJoint venture participants
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
romance · chaperone · wallflower · etiquette · mingling · singles · mixer · weekend · outing · working-class
dance-hallsconcert halls
Venues for musical performances
lecture halls · auditoriums · theaters · opera houses · cinemas
dance-hallslibraries
Public book lending institutions
monasteries · hermitages · meditation centers · opera houses · funeral homes