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PRONUNCIATION OF TEA DANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEA DANCE

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Tea dance is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TEA DANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tea dance

Tea dance

A tea dance, or thé dansant is a summer or autumn afternoon or early-evening dance from four to seven, sometimes preceded in the English countryside by a garden party. The function evolved from the concept of the afternoon tea, and J. Pettigrew traces its origin to the French colonization of Morocco. Books on Victorian Era etiquette such as Party-giving on Every Scale, included detailed instructions for hosting such gatherings. By 1880 it was noted "Afternoon dances are seldom given in London, but are a popular form of entertainment in the suburbs, in garrison-towns, watering-places, etc." Tea dances were given by Royal Navy officers aboard ships at various naval stations, the expenses shared by the captain and officers, as they were shared by colonels and officers at barrack dances in mess rooms ashore. The usual refreshments in 1880 were tea and coffee, ices, champagne-cup and claret-cup, fruit, sandwiches, cake and biscuits. Even after the introduction of the phonograph the expected feature was a live orchestra – often referred to as a palm court orchestra – or a small band playing light classical music.

Definition of tea dance in the English dictionary

The definition of tea dance in the dictionary is a dance held in the afternoon at which tea is served.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEA DANCE

tea and sympathy
tea bag
tea ball
tea biscuit
tea boy
tea break
tea caddy
tea chest
tea cloth
tea cosy
tea egg
tea garden
tea gown
tea infuser
tea lady
tea leaf
tea leaves
tea light
tea party
tea plate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEA DANCE

abondance
abundance
accordance
advance
attendance
avoidance
belly dance
break dance
break-dance
child guidance
concordance
dance
dependance
folk dance
guidance
impedance
overabundance
school attendance
sun dance
tendance
war dance

Synonyms and antonyms of tea dance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tea dance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEA DANCE

Find out the translation of tea dance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tea dance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tea dance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

茶舞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

danza del té
570 millions of speakers

English

tea dance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाय नृत्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرقص الشاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чай танец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chá dançante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চা নাচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thé dansant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tarian teh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tanztee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

茶ダンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차 댄스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teh tari
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhảy trà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேநீர் நடனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चहा नृत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çay dansı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tea Dance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

herbata taniec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чай танець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dans ceai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χορού τσάι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tee dans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

te dans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

te dans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tea dance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA DANCE»

The term «tea dance» is regularly used and occupies the 56.145 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA DANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tea dance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEA DANCE»

Discover the use of tea dance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tea dance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tea: A Global History
In Tea food historian Helen Saberi explores this rich and fascinating history.
Helen Saberi, 2010
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Ways of Knowing: Experience, Knowledge, and Power Among the ...
The mother answered that she thought the missionary had not told the truth, that the Tea Dance was appropriate for the Dene Tha until the day the priests came to them, but that since then it is best to pray only with the priest on Sunday. 9.
Jean-Guy Goulet, 1998
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Tea
Visually arresting, Tea is an experimental poem-cycle with traditional formal techniques built into its "wild" surface.
D.A. Powell, 1998
4
Tea and Etiquette
My first encounter with the tea dance occurred in the early 1950s at The Cavalier Beach Club in Virginia Beach, Virginia. During the summer season, there was a dance every day of the week. This was the place to go, see, and be seen.
Dorothea Johnson, 2002
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The Blackfoot Papers - Volume Three: Pikunni Portfolio ...
Men and women both go to the Tea Dance. There are two sides to the dance, men and women. One party boils a lot of tea for the other side to drink, while the other side do the same to them. The idea is to drink enough tea to cause the other ...
Adolf Hungry Wolf, 2006
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Impossible Dance: Club Culture and Queer World-Making
A tea-dance is an early Sunday evening dance party form established within the gay male community in New York City. The abbreviation of "tea" to "T" recalled those precious infection-fighting T-cells the retrovirus destroys. To the extent that  ...
Fiona Buckland, 2010
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Where to Take Tea: A Guide to Britain's Best Tearooms
From people hurrying to open tea-dance clubs, to dressmakers, milliners and cobblers frantically trying to produce suitable- dresses, hats and shoes, to teachers vying to give lessons, the atmosphere was quite feverish in Edwardian London.
Susan Cohen, 2008
8
Memorable Milestone Birthdays: Over 50 Theme Parties to Help ...
Popular near the end of World War I at the Waldorf Hotel in London, the tango tea combines the sophistication of an afternoon tea with the passion of the tango. A Tango Tea Dance is sure to lend excitement and intrigue to any quinceanera!
Robin Kring, 2001
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The Lubicon Lake Nation: Indigenous Knowledge and Power
The pipe and the drum may go together for certain reasons, like a Tea Dance. You can't just sing anybody's song. The four young guys that work in the Tea Dance, they can sing some of the medicine songs because they have earned them.
Dawn Martin-Hill, 2008
10
Prophecy and Power Among the Dogrib Indians
Later in the evening, when the drum dancing took on a more secular tone, Jack danced to other drummers as he did in some of the later tea dance sessions. To my untutored ear, the drum dance melodies seemed like ones I had heard at ...
June Helm, 1994

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEA DANCE»

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Tea Dance Has P-Town Hopping
Translation — a man-packed, elbow-to-elbow dance floor where well-known DJ Maryalice rocks the house with dance party tracks and remixes that can be ... «Hartford Courant, Aug 11»

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