square dance

Noun
  1. American country dancing in which couples form squares (synset 100540988)
    is a type of: contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
    subtypes:
    • reel, scottish reel - a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
    • quadrille - a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
    has:
    • do-si-do - a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places
    • promenade - a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
    • sashay - a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
    • swing - a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
    same as: square dancing
Verb
  1. Dance in formation (synset 201902886)
    is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

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