ring dance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ring dance
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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The old French carole, a ring dance with song, may derive from the Greek choros, a circling dance associated with fertility rites and celebration.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2010
It was the one they all had sung during the ring dance.
From Invisible Links by Lagerlöf, Selma
A much more barbaric performance than the stately and solemn movement of the ring dance, or kolo.
From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Wyon, Reginald
The next two lines are then sung, and the two children in the ring dance round and kiss.
From My Book of Indoor Games by Squareman, Clarence
He commanded them in person, and used the brief exhortation, "I have brought you to the ring; dance as you best can."
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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