Cinderella dance

noun

An early dancing party ending at midnight.

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Meanings

nounCinderella dance (plural Cinderella dances)

plural Cinderella dances

  1. datedAn early dancing party ending at midnight.

Origin

In reference to the fairy-tale Cinderella, whose protagonist must leave the ball by midnight before the enchantments allowing her to be there come to an end.

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APA

Cinderella dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cinderella%20dance

MLA

“Cinderella dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cinderella%20dance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cinderella dance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cinderella%20dance.

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