How to Use dance-off in a Sentence

dance-off

noun
  • The episode also brought back the dance-offs, where pairs faced off head-to-head in the same dance style.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The first episode has a two-minute love-triangle dance-off on the beach.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Ride down to the all-ages spring dance-off, Woolly’s Dance Party held weekly at the base lodge.
    — Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
  • On Tuesday night, the winners of each of the three dance-offs will receive bonus points added to their judges’ totals for the night.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Oct. 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
  • Winners will be selected by the judges and the winning couple from each dance-off will get bonus points added to their judges' totals at the end of the night.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Throw on some upbeat tunes (think Lizzo or Bruno Mars), and suddenly, dusting the shelves feels like a dance-off.
    — Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • After the first round of dances, Chandler and Brandon were awarded immunity from next week's dance-off round, plus an extra three points will be added to their score for next week.
    — Calie Schepp, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The evening will feature a costume contest, dance-off and runway walk competition.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Throwback Haunted House Party on Saturday starting at 9pm, with a 90s costume contest, old-school jams and a dance-off.
    — Joe Guillen, Axios, 24 Oct. 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
  • Even business-to-business software companies need to compete for fragments of prospects’ attention with gaming apps and TikTok dance-offs now.
    — Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Before his impromptu dance-off, Sirianni was in the team’s private locker room after his team dominated the field.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Though dismissed by critics at the time, that dance-off sequel feels more like a masterpiece with each passing year, an early demonstration of its director’s ability to spin new worlds through movement and mood.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • During the Halloween Nightmares episode last week, there was a shocking elimination after a fan-favorite couple went home despite winning their dance-off and receiving a high score.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • 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

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