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Definition of Longways dance
1. Noun. Country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other.
Exact synonyms: Longways
Generic synonyms: Contra Danse, Contradance, Contredanse, Country Dancing, Country-dance
Specialized synonyms: Reel, Virginia Reel
Generic synonyms: Contra Danse, Contradance, Contredanse, Country Dancing, Country-dance
Specialized synonyms: Reel, Virginia Reel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longways Dance
Literary usage of Longways dance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Caliban by the Yellow Sands by Percy MacKaye (1916)
"Groups are formed all over the ground and "The Black Nag" is performed, followed
by a longways dance, eg, "Row well, ye mariners." On the conclusion of the ..."
2. Indiana Historical Collections by Harlow Lindley, Indiana Historical Bureau (1916)
"longways dance for an even number of players preferably six couples. The player
stand in two lines, the boys facing the girls and partners opposite each ..."
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