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

All the rest in the ring dance around him until he points at some one.

From School, Church, and Home Games by Draper, George Orrin

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

It was the one they all had sung during the ring dance.

From Invisible Links by Lagerlöf, Selma

It will be seen from the above quotations that there were many varieties in the ring dance; this was the case also in the follow-my-leader dance.

From The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology by Murray, Margaret Alice