square dancing

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square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares square dance contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line Scottish reel, reel - a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps quadrille - a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples do-si-do - a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places promenade - a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle sashay - a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps swing - a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them