dancegoer

Etymology

From dance +‎ goer.

Noun

dancegoer (plural dancegoers)

1. A person who attends either a dance or a dance performance.
   • 1997, Jack Anderson, Choreography Observed, page 246:

     If the score is in a traditional mode, some dancegoers will complain that it sentimentalizes the dancing; if experimental, other dancegoers will call it distracting noise.

   • 2009 January 23, Alastair Macaulay, “Finally Arriving in Manhattan, With Balanchine as Its Calling Card”, in New York Times‎:

     As a dancegoer, I feel I have much to learn from watching this company; I hope others feel the same.