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Maxina, n.|mækˈsiːnə|
Also with lower-case initial.
[Origin unknown.]
A type of ballroom dance in common time, introduced in England in 1917.
1917Dancing Times Sept. 379/2 The dance competition on Thursday was somewhat shorter than usual... The result was: ‘Maxina’, first certificate: Madame Low Hurndall (London); ‘The Jutland’, second certificate. 1936‘R. Hyde’ Passport to Hell 84 The pre-war dances—..the Maxina, the Valeta. 1949V. Silvester Old Time Dancing 80 The Maxina was introduced at a competition for a new dance organised by the British Association of Teachers of Dancing in 1917, and was awarded the first prize. 1977N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. 1–10/4 Bob Cunis' veleta—or should it be maxina?—footwork on his approach at the crease may have originated in ‘Bluey's’ subsequent footwork on the mat. |