dancing school

noun

An educational institution that teaches its students how to dance

Meanings

noundancing school (plural dancing schools)

plural dancing schools

  1. An educational institution that teaches its students how to dance

    Synonyms: dance school, dance studio

  2. archaiceuphemisticobsoleteA brothel
    1 more example

    "As how, my lambkin," blushing, she replide, / "Because I in this dancing schoole abide? / If that it be, that breede's this discontent, / We will remoue the camp incontinent: / For shelter onelie, sweete heart, came I hither, / And to auoide the troblous stormie weather; / But now the coaste is cleare, we will be gonne, / Since, but thy self, true louer I haue none."

    1593, Thomas Nashe, The Choice of Valentines

    Synonyms: brothel house, whorehouse, academy, bagnio, bawdy house, bawdy-house, bawdyhouse, bordello

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn educational institution that teaches its students how to dance

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APA

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Chicago

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