How to Use dance-off in a Sentence

dance-off

noun
  • Wow are known to have their own dance-offs and Shai isn’t afraid to make fun of her dad’s dancing skills.
    Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
  • The song caught fire on TikTok, with the track’s roll call of women being used as a springboard for dance-offs.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The party looked like a good time as people were on the dance floor two-stepping and engaging in a dance-off.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Later in the evening, Biles and her friends changed into their pajamas and had a little dance-off.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Over time, people began engaging in dance-offs with each other, and a new style was born.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Tatiana’s Story: Tatiana loves to explore with her friends, having dance-offs, and baking.
    Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Zoom in: The dance-off is being judged by several top breakers, including Philly's own BoxWon.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Kinney and Armstrong won immunity from next week's dance-offs.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Two other colleagues staged an impromptu dance-off, trading pirouettes and arabesques.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The siblings love dancing together, and Chyna posted a sweet video of the two having a dance-off while wearing matching holiday jammies in 2022.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The actress also posted an entertaining Instagram Reel at the time of her, Kelce and crew members from the show having an impromptu dance-off in between takes on set.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • Infused with plenty of folk flair, that part of the medley culminated in an exhilarating dance-off.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • However, Elsbeth expertly flushes both him and the watch out through the irresistible allure of a friendly dance-off that culminates in a cartwheel and the watch falling out of Ashton’s pocket.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 2 May 2024
  • Sometimes the inspiration is primarily formal, as when the dancers translate an etching of four colliding bulls into a four-way dance-off.
    The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
  • There’s Winston, an aspiring chef owl; Leonard, a vegetarian lion who loves to nap; Tatiana, a dragon who has dance-offs with friends and goes to the library; and Lalinda, a polka-dot giraffe pop star.
    Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • The concert wrapped with a House of Renaissance vogue dance-off, with Beyoncé sitting atop the chrome horse pictured on the Renaissance album cover before flying over the stadium with help from suspension chords.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 10 May 2023
  • The episode was shot entirely in color — and crucially returns to color before the title card of the series (no dance-off opening credits in Episode 5, for obvious reasons) so that we’re eased back into the series’ normal visual style.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Many pharmacies feature an employee in a Dr. Simi padded bodysuit waving to passersby and engaging in antics such as challenging the cow mascot of Mexico’s Alpura milk brand to a dance-off.
    Leila Millerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Bheem and Raju exhibit superhuman abilities in the realms of fighting, taming tigers, and conducting spontaneous dance-offs.
    Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The dance-off The choreographer chosen to become artistic director must possess a range of abilities, from cultivating relationships with other arts organizations to overseeing the school and the business aspects of operating a nonprofit.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023

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