old-time dance

noun

1. a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers

Derived Forms

• old-time dancing, noun

Example Sentences

A dreamy but spirited thing that made you think of lads and lassies doing an old-time dance on a green countryside.

From Project Gutenberg

It was just the finishing touch necessary,—the old-time hold-up of the old-time dance.

From Project Gutenberg