round dance
a dance performed by couples and characterized by circular or revolving movement, as the waltz.
a dance in which the dancers are arranged in or move about in a circle or ring.
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How to use round dance in a sentence
He would like to have drawn a round dance, a drunken old man, the rapid passage of a troka.
The Precipice | Ivan GoncharovThen at a signal began a round dance, such as I had never seen before,—the Hnen-odori, as anciently performed in Kizuki.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 | Elizabeth BislandThe dance p. 101which Mr. Casals—himself a Catalan—described to me, is a round dance of some complexity.
Rustic Sounds | Francis DarwinThe principal round dance was a three step waltz without the reverse.
Old Rail Fence Corners | VariousShe had her arms round dance's neck in a moment, and her bright young head was pressed against the old servant's faithful breast.
The Argosy | Various
British Dictionary definitions for round dance
a dance in which the dancers form a circle
a ballroom dance, such as the waltz, in which couples revolve
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