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Dashing White Sergeant

British  

noun

  1. a lively Scottish dance for sets of six people

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From the Gay Gordons to The Dashing White Sergeant, the new guidelines hope to send out the message that Scottish country dancing is for everyone.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

"I would love to include the Gay Gordons or the Dashing White Sergeant but it may be difficult," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022

It was the "Dashing White Sergeant," and one exuberant couple threatened to tread upon her toes.

From The Westcotes by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

What say you to a charming young girl?—just the girl to sing the Dashing White Sergeant; a martial, military-looking girl; her father must have been a general.

From Redburn. His First Voyage by Melville, Herman