dance-off

noun

ˈdan(t)s-ˌȯf

ˈdän(t)s-

plural dance-offs

: a dancing competition

The finals were a dance-off—one by one, each girl danced her routine alone, on stage, in front of an auditorium full of hundreds of strangers.—

Mark Coddington

One night they happened to catch a fox trot performed on Dancing With the Stars, the ABC battle-of-the-ballroom hit that paired … celebrities with professional dancers in a six-week dance-off.—

Michelle Andrews

Examples of dance-off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Winners will be selected by the judges and the winning couple from each dance-off will get bonus points added to their judges' totals at the end of the night. —

Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024 On Tuesday night, the winners of each of the three dance-offs will receive bonus points added to their judges’ totals for the night. —

Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Throwback Haunted House Party on Saturday starting at 9pm, with a 90s costume contest, old-school jams and a dance-off. —

Joe Guillen, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 After the first round of dances, Chandler and Brandon were awarded immunity from next week's dance-off round, plus an extra three points will be added to their score for next week. —

Calie Schepp, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dance-off

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