dancetime

Noun

dancetime (uncountable)

1. The time for dancing.
   • However, there is no loss of dancing floor space since a sectioned, wooden covering is placed over the ice when dancetime rolls around and the patrons trip the light fantastic with no apparent discomfort.1944 August 19, “Frank Dailey's Terrace Room, Newark”, in Billboard, volume 56, number 34
   • The wind goes among them detaching sweat-smells from underclothes making muscles itch under overcoats tweaking legs with inklings of dancetime.1975, John Dos Passos, edited by Warren G. French, The Twenties: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, page 132
2. A lively tempo suitable for dancing.
   • The dancetime stylings of the leader-pianist typify for all ages the carefree mood of a night "on the town".1951, Radio Daily-television Daily - Volume 56, Issues 1-62, page 61
   • In opposition to Rip and Johnny, then, Martinelli and Krause represent a corrupt 'homosexual' bonding: the sadistic sexual circuit which operates between them is italicised during Krause's beating of Rip, which he performs 'to dancetime', with the radio blaring.2006, Frank Krutnik, In a Lonely Street: Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity, page 174