Names and joking names for different kinds of dancing parties:
SQUARE DANCES | 529 |
PROMS | 291 |
HOPS | 203 |
BALL | 177 |
BARN DANCES | 176 |
SHINDIGS | 157 |
HOEDOWN | 134 |
ROUND DANCES | 100 |
NR | 69 |
SOCK HOPS | 52 |
DANCES | 41 |
FORMALS | 17 |
SCHOOL DANCES | 14 |
BREAKDOWN | 13 |
RECORD HOPS | 11 |
BLOCK DANCES | 9 |
COUNTRY DANCES | 9 |
TEEN DANCES | 9 |
TEEN-AGE DANCES | 8 |
DINNER DANCES | 7 |
COTILLION | 6 |
ROCK AND ROLL | 6 |
STREET DANCES | 6 |
DRAGS | 5 |
FOLK DANCES | 5 |
GET-TOGETHERS | 5 |
NH | 5 |
PLAY PARTIES | 5 |
FROLIC | 4 |
HOG WRESTLE | 4 |
MIXERS | 4 |
SOCIAL | 4 |
TEA DANCES | 4 |
BEBOP | 3 |
BRAWLS | 3 |
CHURCH DANCES | 3 |
COME-AS-YOU-ARE PARTIES | 3 |
GIG | 3 |
GO-GO PARTIES | 3 |
JITTERBUG PARTIES | 3 |
SADIE HAWKINS DANCES | 3 |
SET DANCE | 3 |
STAG DANCES | 3 |
TWIST PARTY | 3 |
ASSEMBLIES | 2 |
BALLROOM DANCING | 2 |
BELLY RUB | 2 |
BELLY RUBBING | 2 |
BLOW-OUTS | 2 |
CAKEWALKS | 2 |
CLUB DANCES | 2 |
COMMUNITY DANCE | 2 |
COSTUME BALL | 2 |
DANCE PARTIES | 2 |
DANCING | 2 |
FAIS-DODO | 2 |
FIREMAN’S BALL | 2 |
FLING | 2 |
FOLK DANCING | 2 |
FORMAL DANCES | 2 |
GERMANS | 2 |
GOING JUKING | 2 |
HOMECOMING | 2 |
HOOTENANNY | 2 |
HOUSE PARTIES | 2 |
JAM SESSION | 2 |
JAMBOREE | 2 |
JUMPS | 2 |
JUNIOR PROM | 2 |
KITCHEN DANCE | 2 |
KITCHEN SWEATS | 2 |
KNOCK-DOWN-DRAG-OUT | 2 |
MASQUERADE | 2 |
MASQUERADE BALL | 2 |
PAJAMA PARTIES | 2 |
PLATFORM DANCES | 2 |
POLKA DANCES | 2 |
POLKAS | 2 |
PUBLIC DANCES | 2 |
QUADRILLES | 2 |
ROCK AND ROLL PARTIES | 2 |
SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES | 2 |
SHAKEDOWN | 2 |
SOIREES | 2 |
SQUARE DANCING | 2 |
SUPPER DANCES | 2 |
TEEN HOP | 2 |
VIRGINIA REELS | 2 |
WEDDING DANCES | 2 |
WING-DING | 2 |
YOUNG PEOPLE’S DANCE | 2 |
YOUTH DANCES | 2 |
A.K.P.U. HOP | 1 |
ARMY HOP | 1 |
BACK DANCE | 1 |
BACKWARD DANCE | 1 |
BAILE | 1 |
BALLROOM DANCING PARTIES | 1 |
BANQUET | 1 |
BARNYARD SHUFFLE | 1 |
BARYNARD DANCE | 1 |
BASHES | 1 |
BASQUE DANCE | 1 |
BEACH PARTIES | 1 |
BEANBAKES | 1 |
BEAT THE DUST OUT OF THE CRACKS | 1 |
BEES | 1 |
BENEFIT BALLS | 1 |
BENEFIT DANCE | 1 |
BICYCLE PARADES | 1 |
BIG APPLE PARTY | 1 |
BIG DANCE | 1 |
BIG GAME DANCE | 1 |
BLAST | 1 |
BLOCK PARTIES | 1 |
BOWERY DANCES | 1 |
BREAKFAST PARTY | 1 |
BUNNY HOP | 1 |
BUTTONS ‘N BOWS | 1 |
CALATHUMP | 1 |
CALICO HOP | 1 |
CANADIAN CAT TWIST | 1 |
CANDLE-LIGHT BALL | 1 |
CANTEEN | 1 |
CARD DANCE | 1 |
CASUAL DANCE | 1 |
CELEBRATION | 1 |
CHARITY BALL | 1 |
CHIVAREE | 1 |
CHRISTMAS BALLS | 1 |
CHRISTMAS DANCES | 1 |
CHRISTMAS FORMAL | 1 |
CIRCLE DANCE | 1 |
CLOG DANCE | 1 |
CLOGGING | 1 |
COSTUME DANCES | 1 |
COSTUME DANCING | 1 |
COTILLION BALL | 1 |
COTTON-PICKIN’ PARTY | 1 |
COUNTRY CLUB DANCES | 1 |
COUNTRY HOEDOWN | 1 |
COUPLE AFFAIR | 1 |
D.S.A. | 1 |
DAME DANCE | 1 |
DANCE CONTESTS | 1 |
DANCING CLUBS | 1 |
DANCING CONTESTS | 1 |
DANCING SOCIAL | 1 |
DEBUTANTE BALLS | 1 |
DEBUTS | 1 |
DRAG | 1 |
DRAG-NETS | 1 |
DRESS-DOWN | 1 |
DRESS-UP | 1 |
EASTER DANCE | 1 |
FESTIVAL | 1 |
FLEA HOPS | 1 |
FORMAL AFFAIRS | 1 |
FREE-FOR-ALL | 1 |
FRESHMAN FROLIC | 1 |
FRESHMAN RECEPTION | 1 |
FRESHMAN’S RECEPTION | 1 |
FROG-HOPPERS DANCE | 1 |
FUNKY BALLS | 1 |
GEORGIA BREAKDOWN | 1 |
GINGHAM APRON PARTY | 1 |
GOLD AND GREEN BALL | 1 |
GRAND BALL | 1 |
GRANGE DANCES | 1 |
GREEN AND GOLD BALL | 1 |
GRIND | 1 |
GRUB DANCE | 1 |
HALF-AND-HALF | 1 |
HALLOWEEN DANCES | 1 |
HARD TIMES DANCE | 1 |
HEEL AND TOE PARTIES | 1 |
HEN PARTY | 1 |
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI BANQUETS | 1 |
HIGH SCHOOL PROM | 1 |
HI-JINX | 1 |
HIPPIE PARTY | 1 |
HOBO HOP | 1 |
HOBO JUNCTION | 1 |
HOG STOMP | 1 |
HOG WRASSLE | 1 |
HOMECOMING DANCE | 1 |
HOOPTY-DOS | 1 |
HOP PARTIES | 1 |
HOPSCOTCH PARTY | 1 |
HORSESHOW BALL | 1 |
HOUSE DANCE | 1 |
HOUSE HOPS | 1 |
HOUSE PARTY | 1 |
HOUSEWARMING | 1 |
HUGGING PARTIES | 1 |
HUMDINGER | 1 |
IMPROMPTU | 1 |
INFORMAL DANCE | 1 |
INVITATIONAL DANCE | 1 |
JABBERWOCK | 1 |
JAM | 1 |
JAZZ PARTIES | 1 |
JEAN DANCES | 1 |
JEANS-AND-JAMES PARTY | 1 |
J-HOP | 1 |
JIG PARTIES | 1 |
JITNEY DANCE | 1 |
JITTERBUG | 1 |
JITTERBUG CONTEST | 1 |
JUKING | 1 |
JUMPING FROG JUBILEE | 1 |
JUNIOR DANCING PARTIES | 1 |
JUNIOR HOP | 1 |
JUNIOR RING DANCE | 1 |
JUNIPER HOP | 1 |
KITCHEN DIGS | 1 |
KITCHEN HOP | 1 |
LANCERS | 1 |
LAUREL BALL | 1 |
LEFT-FOOT DANCE | 1 |
LEGION DANCE | 1 |
LODGE DANCES | 1 |
LOG-ROLLING | 1 |
LOOT PARTIES | 1 |
LOVING PARTIES | 1 |
MARIENDA BALL | 1 |
MASQUERADE DANCES | 1 |
MATINEE DANCES | 1 |
MAY BALL | 1 |
MINISKIRT DANCE | 1 |
MOCK PROM | 1 |
MOD DANCE | 1 |
MODERN DANCING | 1 |
MOONLIGHT DANCE | 1 |
NEIGHBORHOOD DANCE | 1 |
NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCES | 1 |
OLD VIRGINIA REEL | 1 |
OLD-TIME DANCE | 1 |
OLD-TIME DANCING | 1 |
OPEN-HOUSE DANCE | 1 |
ORGANIZATION DANCE | 1 |
PATIO PARTIES | 1 |
POLACK HOPS | 1 |
POLKA PARTIES | 1 |
POP | 1 |
PRE-LENTEN DANCES | 1 |
PROM PARTIES | 1 |
PUDDLE-JUMPERS DANCE | 1 |
PUG NUCKLE | 1 |
RAIL-SPLITTINGS | 1 |
RASSLE | 1 |
RECEPTION | 1 |
RECEPTION DANCE | 1 |
RECORD PARTY | 1 |
RECORD RALLY | 1 |
RHUMBA CLUB | 1 |
RING HOP | 1 |
RIOT | 1 |
ROUND AND SQUARE DANCE | 1 |
ROUND DANCING | 1 |
RUG CUTTIN’ | 1 |
RUN THE BLACKSNAKE | 1 |
SACK HOPS | 1 |
SAINT CECILIA BALL | 1 |
SCHOOL PROMS | 1 |
SENIOR BALL | 1 |
SENIOR PROMS | 1 |
SHAKE | 1 |
SHAMAREEKERS | 1 |
SHAMROCK CLUB GROUP | 1 |
SHING-DANNY | 1 |
SHIN-KICKERS | 1 |
SHIPWRECK | 1 |
SHUFFLE | 1 |
SILL SETTLIN’ | 1 |
SILO DANCES | 1 |
SNOW BALL | 1 |
SOCIABLE DANCE | 1 |
SOCIABLES | 1 |
SOCIAL DANCE | 1 |
SOPHOMORE HOPS | 1 |
SPARKPLUG | 1 |
SPLASH HOP | 1 |
SPORT DANCE | 1 |
SPRING DANCE | 1 |
SPRING FORMALS | 1 |
SQUARE AND CIRCLE | 1 |
SQUARE DANCE PARTIES | 1 |
STAG OR DRAG | 1 |
STAG PARTY | 1 |
STANLEY PARTIES | 1 |
STEALING PARTNERS | 1 |
STOMP | 1 |
STOMP-DOWN | 1 |
STRUGGLE | 1 |
SWEATER HOPS | 1 |
SWEETHEART DANCE | 1 |
SWEETHEARTS BALL | 1 |
SWINGAROO | 1 |
SWING-‘EM-AROUNDS | 1 |
SWINGER | 1 |
TAP DANCE | 1 |
TEEN NIGHT | 1 |
TEEN PARTIES | 1 |
TEEN-AGE | 1 |
TEENERS’ HOP | 1 |
TEEN-TOWN | 1 |
TENNIS DANCE | 1 |
TRIP AND TROT | 1 |
TWIRL | 1 |
TWIST | 1 |
U.S.O. DANCES FOR SOLDIERS | 1 |
VALENTINE BALL | 1 |
VIRGINIA REEL PARTIES | 1 |
W.C.T.U. TEMPERANCE PARTY | 1 |
WAISTLINE PARTIES | 1 |
WALTZES | 1 |
WAR DANCE | 1 |
WESTERN DANCE PARTY | 1 |
WHINDIG | 1 |
WHING-DING | 1 |
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