依照中华民国经济部营业项目代码表的定义，舞厅系指提供场所，备有舞伴、供不特定人群跳舞之营利事业。与舞场、酒家、酒吧、茶室、旅馆、餐厅、百货公司、电影院、保龄球场、游乐场、撞球间、电动玩具业、夜总会、歌厅、特种咖啡厅、理发厅、KTV、MTV、浴室业等行业同属八大行业之一，

香港的舞厅泛指以跳舞为主的娱乐场所，部份会有人驻场伴舞。流行于1960至1970年代。

Dance hall in its general meaning is a hall for dancing. From the earliest years of the twentieth century until the early 1960s, the dance hall was the popular forerunner of the discothèque or nightclub. The majority of towns and cities in the West had at least one dance hall, and almost always featured live musicians playing a range of music from strict tempo ballroom dance music to big band, swing and jazz. One of the most famous dance hall musicians was Glenn Miller.