Meanings
noundance band (countable and uncountable, plural dance bands)
plural dance bands · alternative danceband
- countableuncountableA genre of music, combining jazz and dance music, popular in the 1920s and 1930s
- countableuncountableA band playing this style of music
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
Similar
banddance orchestra
Broader
musical organizationmusical organisationmusical group
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
dance band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dance%20band
MLA
“dance band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dance%20band. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dance band,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dance%20band.
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