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
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
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
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 Seeger, Frederica
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