ring dance

American  

noun

1. round dance.

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Etymology

Origin of ring dance

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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

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)

The idea underlying this "ring dance," as the title means literally, is the same one that recurs under a much more attractive aspect in "Countess Mizzie."

From The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays by Björkman, Edwin

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