dance hall
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dance hall
A venue or event where people can dance; a dance bar or dance hall. The term is somewhat outdated and is often associated with earlier decades.
Am Samstagabend gingen unsere Großeltern früher immer ins Dancing.
On Saturday evenings, our grandparents used to always go to the dance hall.
This word is outdated and is hardly used today. It creates a nostalgic atmosphere and calls to mind the 1950s to 1970s.
Meine Oma erzählt oft, wie sie früher mit ihren Freundinnen ins Dancing gegangen ist.
My grandma often tells stories about how she used to go to the dance hall with her friends.
'Dancing' comes from the English word for 'tanzen' (to dance), but in German it does not refer to the activity, but to a place: a dance hall.
In unserer kleinen Stadt gab es früher ein beliebtes Dancing am See.
There used to be a popular dance hall by the lake in our small town.
The most common, and almost the only commonly used, expression with this word is 'ins Dancing gehen' (to go to the dance hall).
Jeden Samstagabend haben sie sich schick gemacht, um ins Dancing zu gehen.
Every Saturday evening, they dressed up nicely to go to the dance hall.
