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
The players in the ring dance round; and each player, as he dances, tries to make his neighbors knock over the cushions.
From Entertainments for Home, Church and School by Frederica Seeger
All the rest in the ring dance around him until he points at some one.
From School, Church, and Home Games by George Orrin Draper
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 Edwin Björkman
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 Clarence Squareman
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