snake-dance
1 of 2verb
ˈsnāk-ˌdan(t)s 
snake-danced; snake-dancing; snake-dances
intransitive verb
: to engage in a snake dance
snake dance
2 of 2noun
1
: a ceremonial dance in which snakes or their images are handled, invoked, or symbolically imitated by individual sinuous actions
2
: a group progression in a single-file serpentine path (as in celebration of an athletic victory)
Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1922, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1