grand right and left

American  

noun

1. a figure called in square dancing in which partners face each other, forming a small circle, and then advance around the circle by extending alternating right and left hands to pull past each new person until they reach their partners again.

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Example Sentences

Then there was a grand right and left and balance all—every one for himself—until they were breathless and could dance no more.

From The Arkansaw Bear A Tale of Fanciful Adventure by Ver Beck, Frank

Right hand t'yer pardner and grand right and left.

From Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West by Raine, William MacLeod

And say, it was a grand right and left that she'd framed up.

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell

In every grand right and left, we ki-yied as we had witnessed Lo in the dance on festive occasions.

From Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories by Adams, Andy

The President wastes no time, but goes along the line like an old- fashioned beau dancing the grand right and left figure in a cotillion, and then goes to his luncheon.

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley