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Definition of square dance in English: square dancenoun A country dance of US origin that starts with four couples facing one another in a square, with the steps and movements shouted out by a caller. Example sentencesExamples - Once a year, they close the place down and have a square dance in the main street.
- More than half the states have designated a state dance or folk dance, and it is the same one, the square dance.
- At a dude ranch, you can enjoy home cooked meals, cookouts, wagon rides, fishing, and square dances.
- She looked like she had just stepped out of a square dance, boots and all.
- We wanted to do a square dance too but we couldn't find a caller.
verb [no object]often as noun square dancingParticipate in a square dance. I learned square-dancing at the age of 68 Example sentencesExamples - The traditional music of white Australia and ‘bush dancing,’ which has been described as similar to square-dancing without a caller, are also popular.
- It was an upbeat country song, and Zack was trying to teach Tanya how to square dance.
- The only thing the public school system taught me in junior high was how to square dance.
- He participated in the students' social life, going to their parties and inviting them to his home for square dancing.
- One committee member's love of square-dancing sparked an idea to form a square-dancing club that will perform during the celebrations.
Derivatives noun There will be actors strolling among the crowds, square dancers, singers, mimes and someone creating balloon animals. Example sentencesExamples - And this June they celebrate their 21st birthday with what promises to be one hell of a party with square dancers coming from all over Australia to help them dance the night away.
- The five described themselves as square dancers.
Definition of square dance in US English: square dancenounˈskwer ˌdansˈskwɛr ˌdæns A country dance that starts with four couples facing one another in a square, with the steps and movements shouted out by a caller. Example sentencesExamples - More than half the states have designated a state dance or folk dance, and it is the same one, the square dance.
- Once a year, they close the place down and have a square dance in the main street.
- We wanted to do a square dance too but we couldn't find a caller.
- At a dude ranch, you can enjoy home cooked meals, cookouts, wagon rides, fishing, and square dances.
- She looked like she had just stepped out of a square dance, boots and all.
verbˈskwer ˌdansˈskwɛr ˌdæns [no object]often as noun square dancingParticipate in a square dance. I learned square-dancing at the age of 68 Example sentencesExamples - He participated in the students' social life, going to their parties and inviting them to his home for square dancing.
- One committee member's love of square-dancing sparked an idea to form a square-dancing club that will perform during the celebrations.
- The traditional music of white Australia and ‘bush dancing,’ which has been described as similar to square-dancing without a caller, are also popular.
- The only thing the public school system taught me in junior high was how to square dance.
- It was an upbeat country song, and Zack was trying to teach Tanya how to square dance.
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