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square dancing

American  
[skwair dans-ing] / ˈskwɛər ˌdæns ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the folk art or practice of engaging in square dances.


adjective

  1. involving or engaging in square dances.

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There were fewer evenings of ballroom dancing and more square dancing and picnics.

From Seattle Times Nov. 19, 2023

While many of those who had suffered remained silent, or told their stories quietly, scores more took to the central square, dancing and laughing.

From Washington Post Nov. 12, 2022

Now there’s no knitting group, no YMCA, no square dancing, no library - the things she did for fun, she said.

From Washington Times Apr. 12, 2020

What do square dancing, ice cream trucks and cartoons have in common?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2018

A meeting of the Rhododendron Society was announced, as was an evening of square dancing at the Grange and the birth of a son, Theodore Ignatius, to the Horatio Marches of Cattle Point.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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