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Definition of Square dance

1. Noun. American country dancing in which couples form squares.

Definition of Square dance

1. Noun. Square dancing. ¹

2. Noun. A particular instance of square dancing. ¹

3. Verb. To take part in square dancing; to dance this type of dancing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Square Dance

Literary usage of Square dance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. No Minor Matter: Children in Maryland's Jails by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Michael Bochenek (1999)
"217 The "square dance" Human Rights Watch researchers heard several accounts that guards allowed youths ... "That's the square dance," Jackson F. explained. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The quadrille, properly danced, has many of the graces of the minuet. It is often stated that the square dance is of modern French origin. ..."

3. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"This "snowbird" presence is highlighted by weekly square dance festivals and perhaps the nation's highest The influx of "snowbirds" is perhaps most ..."

4. The Eternal Building: Or, The Making of Manhood by George T. Lemmon (1899)
"Do you include the square dance ? Certainly. One is the seed, the other the crop. You cannot keep the square dance square; it is sure to be rounded off with ..."

5. The Eternal Building: Or, The Making of Manhood by George T. Lemmon (1899)
"Do you include the square dance ? Certainly. One is the seed, the other the crop. You cannot keep the square dance ..."

6. Battlefields of the Civil War by Blair Howard (1998)
"Gettysburg Square-Dance Round-Up: 4th weekend in May. A square-dance festival with nationally known square-dance callers. For information call 717-334-1902. ..."

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