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round dance

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round dance
n.
1. A folk dance performed with the dancers arranged in a circle.
2. A ballroom dance in which couples proceed in a circular direction around the room.

round dance
Noun
1. a dance in which the dancers form a circle
2. a ballroom dance, such as the waltz, in which couples revolve
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.round danceround dance - a folk dance; dancers form a circle
folk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
schottische - a German round dance resembling a slow polka
2.round danceround dance - a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement
ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom


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Pepper stopped and began a discourse upon round dances, country dances, morris dances, and quadrilles, all of which are entirely superior to the bastard waltz and spurious polka which have ousted them most unjustly in contemporary popularity--when the waiters gently pushed him on to his table in the corner.
 
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