dance studio

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A room or building with mirrors and a smooth floor where people take dance lessons or practice.

   Grammar: Countable: one studio, two studios; use 'a' before it when you mention it for the first time.

   Patterns

   • a dance studio
   • at/in a dance studio
   • take classes at a dance studio

   She goes to a dance studio twice a week to practice ballet.

   The new dance studio has mirrors along one whole wall and a wooden floor.

2. 2nouncountable

   A business that runs dance classes and employs teachers.

   Grammar: Countable and often used with the name of a style before it: a ballet dance studio, a salsa dance studio.

   Patterns

   • open a dance studio
   • run a dance studio
   • a ballet/salsa dance studio

   After ten years of teaching, he opened his own dance studio downtown.

   The dance studio offers classes for children and adults on weekends.

Word forms

Common combinations

at a dance studio

I'll meet you at the dance studio at six.

a dance studio class

The dance studio class was full, so I joined the waiting list.

open a dance studio

They saved for years to open a dance studio of their own.

a dance studio floor

The dance studio floor is springy to protect the dancers' knees.

practice at a dance studio

The team practices at a dance studio near the station.

Synonyms and how they differ

dance school

Focuses on teaching rather than the room; use it when you mean the organization that gives lessons.

dance hall

A large public place where people go to dance socially, not a place for lessons.

rehearsal room

A neutral term for any practice space, not specifically for dance.

Word family

dance verb

To move your body to music.

dancer noun

A person who dances, often as a job.

Commonly confused: dance studio or dance floor?

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