dance card

noun

1. a card listing, in order, the names of the partners with whom a woman has agreed to dance at a formal ball or party.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dance card¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

Normally, Broadway dominates my dance card on short trips to New York.

From Los Angeles Times

Daisy Edgar-Jones, the 25-year-old British actress with an increasingly crowded dance card, will soon experience just how complicated Hollywood’s rush to return to work is going to be.

From New York Times

So, he chose an unnamed colt who had not yet been weaned from his mother, Dance Card.

From Los Angeles Times

“So, we kept a little bit of distance. But when he brought Dance Card out, it almost instantly felt as if something was different about the mare and the foal. They were really laid back, and curious a little bit, I guess.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mulvihill gave the encounter a lot of thought and settled on an unnamed horse that was still considered a foal because he hadn’t been weaned from his mother, a mare named Dance Card.

From Los Angeles Times