Virginia reel
Americannoun
noun
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an American country dance
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music written for or in the manner of this dance
Etymology
Origin of Virginia reel
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The 2019 lineup will include workshops where attendees can learn how to braid rawhide, make rope halters, dance the two-step and the Virginia reel, decorate leather, roast meat on a spit.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2018
He added a long, narrow wing on the house especially for dancing the Virginia reel, with a vaulted ceiling for good acoustics.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2016
Nearly four years later, he delivered his draft: 157 pages, far longer than the standard 100 or 120, full of facts about the Virginia reel and harvesting cane.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2013
Escorted by Army Captain Everett Walk of Philadelphia, she led a spirited Virginia reel at the Pan American Union's anniversary dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
I pounded the Lancers and some ancient waltzes and polkas, ending with the Virginia reel, in which last I thought my floor would give way, the young men stamped so.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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