Dashing White Sergeant

British  

noun

1. a lively Scottish dance for sets of six people

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Example Sentences

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

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

From BBC

I couldn’t control my smile as my newfound partners and I went through the motions to the Dashing White Sergeant.

From Washington Post

Many dances, like the Dashing White Sergeant, are done in groups that range in size from three to eight.

From Washington Post

Parens, a parent, which may be declined both with hic, and hæc, is, for obvious reasons, a noun of this class; and so is fur, a thief; likewise miles, a soldier, which will appear strange to those of our readers, who do not call to mind the existence of the ancient amazons; the dashing white sergeant 27 being the only female soldier known in modern times.

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