Mexican hat dance
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a dance performed by couples, consisting of eight measures during which the dancers kick out each foot alternately, followed by eight more measures during which they swing around with interlocking arms.
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a folk and courtship dance for a solo male around and on the brim of a Mexican sombrero.
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It suggests presenting folklore through Chinese tales; or, for music class, the Mexican hat dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
I became Alice Evans’s regular bathroom partner—we worked out a secret signal so that she wouldn’t have to do the Mexican hat dance anymore.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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