- square dance
- noun Date: 1870 a dance for four couples who form the sides of a square • square-dance intransitive verb • square dancer noun • square dancing noun
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square dance
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square dance — square dancer. square dancing. 1. a dance by a set of four couples arranged in a square or in some set form. 2. hoedown (def. 1). [1865 70] * * * Dance for sets of four couples standing in square formation. The most popular type of U.S. folk… … Universalium
square dance — square dances 1) N COUNT A square dance is a traditional American dance in which sets of four couples dance together, forming a square at the beginning of the dance. 2) N COUNT A square dance is a social event where people dance square dances … English dictionary
Square Dance — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Square dance, dance américaine se dansant en quadrille ; Square Dance, film américain réalisé par Daniel Petrie, sorti en 1987 ;… … Wikipédia en Français
square dance — n. a lively dance with various steps, figures, etc., in which the couples are grouped in a given form, as a square square dance vi. square danced, square dancing … English World dictionary
square dance — [skwɛʀdɑ̃s] n. f. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; mot angl., de square « carré », et dance « danse ». ❖ ♦ En Amérique du Nord, Danse populaire, sorte de quadrille où les danseurs effectuent des figures, au son d une musique de violon caractéristique, ponctuée… … Encyclopédie Universelle
square dance — square′ dance n. mad a dance by a set of four couples arranged in a square • Etymology: 1865–70 square′ danc er, n. square′ danc ing, n … From formal English to slang
square dance — n a type of traditional country dance in which four pairs of dancers face each other in a square, and someone calls out the movements they should do … Dictionary of contemporary English
square dance — square ,dance noun count a traditional dance from North America in which groups of men and women in pairs form a square while they are dancing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
square-dance — square′ dance v. i. danced, danc•ing mad to perform or participate in a square dance • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
square dance — ► NOUN ▪ a country dance that starts with four couples facing one another in a square, with the steps and movements shouted out by a caller … English terms dictionary
Square dance — This article is about differences between two forms of square dance. For specific details on the traditional form, see Traditional square dance. For specific details on the Western form, see Modern Western square dance. For George Balanchine s… … Wikipedia
