round dance

American  

noun

1. a dance performed by couples and characterized by circular or revolving movement, as the waltz.

2. a dance in which the dancers are arranged in or move about in a circle or ring.

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round dance British  

noun

1. a dance in which the dancers form a circle

2. a ballroom dance, such as the waltz, in which couples revolve

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Etymology

Origin of round dance

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

At 1 p.m., they will lead a family workshop in the robin dance from the Iroquois Nation, and, if there’s time, in the Kiowa round dance as well.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016

The rhythms of letkiss are adapted from an old Finnish round dance called letkajenka, first popularized in Paris last December through a recording by Finnish Bandleader Anton Letkiss.

From Time Magazine Archive

Double beat, high and sweet, round dance style.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

We were singing a song we’d made up to an old-timey round dance double beat.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Intoxicated with the brilliancy and the hugeness of the idea; the conspirators with one impulse, spring to their feet, with outstretched hands they form a ring, they execute a round dance extraordinary.

From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Edson, Milan C.