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palais de danse|ˈpæleɪ də dɑ̃ːs|
[Fr.]
A public hall for dancing. Also attrib., fig., and ellipt. as palais.
1919Honey Pot I. 14 The new Palais de Danse, which is to be opened on September 1st, is situated in Brook Green Road, two minutes walk from Hammersmith. 1926Punch 13 Oct. 416/3 The young man you choose [as a dancing partner] out of a pen at sixpence a time at the Palais de Danse. 1928Melody Maker Nov. 1193/3 Its rhythm had all the faults and few of the good points of the heavy ‘Palais’ style. 1940Harrison & Madge War begins at Home 225 The manager of a large suburban palais. 1946J. Agate Contemporary Theatre 1944–5 73 Yes, but have they [sc. Delibes, Offenbach, and Johann Strauss] the lush, treacly, palais-de-danse Orientalism dear to the British heart? 1958New Statesman 25 Jan. 102/3 The good old-fashioned pit and palais musicians. 1964W. G. Raffé Dict. Dance 368/2 The Palais is an accepted town centre, replacing the mediaeval marriage-market, or the Victorian Assembly Rooms, as a place where eligible young people can meet matrimonial partners. 1966Listener 19 May 711/2 A Tashkent spinning and weaving mill..had its own..palace of culture (depreciated term—shades of the Palais de Danse!) with singing, dancing, and dramatic activities. 1972P. Black Biggest Aspidistra i. iii. 30 He [sc. Jack Payne] broke up his..group to take a job as pianist with a band at the Birmingham Palais (the huge public-hall fashion of dancing was spreading outward from London). 1975R. Butler Where all Girls are Sweeter iv. 36 While others studied at night we headed for the nearest Palais de Danse. 1976Times 7 Aug. 2/5 Mrs Stonehouse, who has been married for 27 years, met her husband at the Hammersmith Palais when he was in the RAF. 1978Radio Times 28 Jan. 69/4 Britain is renowned for its dance⁓skaters and has the strongest tradition of palais de danse in the world. |