round dance

/raʊnd dæns/
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Other forms: round dances

Definitions of round dance
  1. noun
    a folk dance; dancers form a circle
    synonyms: ring dance
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    types:
    schottische
    a German round dance resembling a slow polka
    type of:
    folk dance, folk dancing
    a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
  2. noun
    a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement
    synonyms: round dancing
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    type of:
    ballroom dance, ballroom dancing
    any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
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