The first dance is an element in a number of traditions, being an opening of a certain dance function: ball, prom, etc.
Read more about First Dance: Balls, Weddings, Other, Metaphorical Use, Notable Occurrences
Famous quotes containing the word dance:
“Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king;
Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,
Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing,
“Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!””
—Thomas Nashe (1567–1601)