dance party

Get-down social event

A dance party is a social gathering centered on dancing to music, typically with a DJ or playlist rather than live musicians.

The term spans casual house parties where someone clears furniture for a makeshift dance floor to organized club events: We turned the living room into a dance party after midnight.

Unlike formal dances, a dance party implies looseness and spontaneity.

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  • discoSeventies dance music
  • nightclubEvening entertainment venue
  • raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
  • DJMusic mixer performer
  • house musicRepetitive electronic dance genre

getting down · music · strobe · laser lights · bass · crowd · packed house · sweat · rhythm · groove · beats · floor · lights · drinking · socializing · good vibes · thumping · mingling

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G