Opposition to or suppression of dancing; historically, religious or moral opposition to dancing as a social activity.
From anti- + dancing (present participle of dance). Dance likely comes from Old French 'dancer' of unknown origin. The compound emerged in historical contexts discussing Puritan and religious restrictions.
Many Puritan communities practiced antidancing—they thought dancing was sinful and associated with immorality, which is wild because today we know dancing is one of humanity's oldest joyful rituals across every culture!
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