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circle dance

circle dance noun: a style of social dance in which performers form a circle and dance to musical accompaniment.

Noun

circle dance (plural circle dances)

  1. A style of social dance in which performers form a circle and dance to musical accompaniment.
    • The circle dance is characterized not only by the circle formation (which other dances may share) but by the fact that couples or individuals keep progressing around the circle and dancing with new couples or individuals […]1950, Lloyd Shaw, The Round Dance Book: A Century of Waltzing, page 371
    Synonyms:
    ring dance

Synonyms of circle dance

Forms of circle dance

pluralcircle dances

Questions about circle dance

What does circle dance mean?
Circle dance means a style of social dance in which performers form a circle and dance to musical accompaniment.
What part of speech is circle dance?
Circle dance is a noun.
What is the plural of circle dance?
The plural of circle dance is circle dances.

Words near circle dance in the dictionary

  1. circle changeup
  2. circle changeups
  3. Circle City
  4. circle contact lens
  5. circle contact lenses
  6. circle dance
  7. circle dances
  8. circle game
  9. circle games
  10. circle gets the square
  11. circle group

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