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tea dance

NOUN
late-afternoon dance
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Northern Ireland is marking VE Day with a series of events, including a tea dance at Belfast City Hall.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

“Last Tango in Halifax” ended with the leads, Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid, at a tea dance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022

As You Are’s Half-and-Half combines a drag show and tea dance, offering both drag kings and DJs from 3 to 8 p.m.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

The next day, the couple headed back to Boatslip for another afternoon tea dance, with guests attired in caftans and carrying parasols.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Tell me, Torchy," says she, "did you ever see anyone as—as huge as I am at a tea dance?

From Torchy and Vee by Ford, Sewell



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