Meaning & use
silent dance party
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Meaning
nouncountable
An event where people dance to music played through wireless headphones, so the room stays quiet.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a silent dance party' or 'silent dance parties'.
Patterns
- at a silent dance party
- hold a silent dance party
- go to a silent dance party
The club organized a silent dance party in the park, and everyone wore glowing headphones.
At the silent dance party, you could only hear people singing along, not the music.
Silent dance parties are popular at festivals because they don't disturb the neighbors.
Word forms
| plural | silent dance parties |
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Common combinations
- hold a silent dance party
- The student council decided to hold a silent dance party in the gym.
- silent disco
- A silent disco is another name for a silent dance party.
- wireless headphones
- Each guest gets wireless headphones at a silent dance party.
- outdoor silent dance party
- They hosted an outdoor silent dance party to avoid noise complaints.
Synonyms and how they differ
- silent disco
- This is a more common British term for the same event; 'silent dance party' is used more in American English.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'silent dance party' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A silent dance party involves headphones and dancing, so the room is quiet. Options An and B contradict the 'silent' part, and D is illogical because dancing usually involves music.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “silent dance party”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.