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Line 11: The expenses of a seated supper, wine, and candles associated with a [[ball (dance)\|ball]] were obviated by the tea dance. A stiff waxed canvas dancing cloth strained over the drawing-room carpet was considered sufficient, rather than taking up the carpet and waxing the floor in preparation for dancing.<ref name="Partygiving"/>{{rp\|26f, 29}} The dining room served as the tea-room, with the dining-tables arranged at one end as a [[buffet]]. For the older generation, a tea dance was a reception akin to an "at home". Floral decorations were modest. ~~==Gay tea dances==~~ ~~{{unreferenced section\|date=December 2017}}~~ The term, sometimes spelled '''T-dance''' or '''T dance''', is also used within [[LGBT culture]] to designate similar dances, particularly those held on weekends (especially Sunday evenings) in [[nightclub]]s or at the end of the day at gay [[resort]]s. Gay tea dances are also a prevalent featured event at [[circuit party]] festivals, where they are usually held outdoors and typically precede the indoor Sunday night 'closing party' of the festival. Gay tea dances have also become a major featured entertainment component onboard many LGBT-oriented [[cruise ship\|cruise]]s. ==World records==

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