a dance to country music in which dancers line up in a row without partners and follow a choreographed pattern of steps.
a dance performed by a line of people.
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The opening ceremony began with a march-in by the GGHK, Federation of Gay Games, and delegations from around the world, followed by performances including the Hong Kong lion dance.
From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2023
Back-to-back performances will fill the main stage from noon to 6 p.m., including lion dance, taiko drumming, hip-hop dance, classic rock music and Brazilian music and dance.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023
Patricia Chu of El Monte is one of the lion dance group’s roughly 30 active members.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2023
During his swearing-in ceremony, he incorporated a Chinese lion dance into the event.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023
Only lately, the night of the lion dance, one of the Wanderobo-the forest hunters-had drifted in to tell us of buffalo and to get some meat.
From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
