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Definition of Square dancing
1. Noun. American country dancing in which couples form squares.
Generic synonyms: Contra Danse, Contradance, Contredanse, Country Dancing, Country-dance
Specialized synonyms: Reel, Scottish Reel, Quadrille
Terms within: Do-si-do, Promenade, Sashay, Swing
Derivative terms: Square Dance
Definition of Square dancing
1. Noun. A type of dance in which eight dancers are arranged in a square as four couples, with a caller calling or singing out the movements that the dancers are to perform. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Square Dancing
Literary usage of Square dancing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vision: A Magazine for Youth (1889)
"But you say, "Do you object to square dancing—the good old-fashioned cotillion,
the Virginia reel, and so forth?" I answer: The old-fashioned dance of our ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1875)
"asked Beatrice good-humouredly, " or of the music of the spheres, or of polite
circles, or of square dancing ? But you needn't dance with a polygon if you ..."
3. Christianity and Amusements by Richard Henry Edwards (1915)
"... modern round dancing and square dancing? Which is the more fun? How may one
test his friendships by Jesus' ideals? What are the laws by which they can ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Texas by Kimberly Young (1999)
"To find out current information and times on square dancing events, call the
Convention and Visitors Bureau at -s 956-682-2871. Try picking your own fruit ..."
5. Canada's Atlantic Provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2005)
"Cape Breton is Celtic to the core, so ceilidhs and square dancing are a normal
part of life and take place on a regular weekly basis. ..."
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