line dance

noun

1

: contra dance sense 1

2

: a dance performed by a group usually in single file

3

: a dance in which the dancers stand in ranks while performing a particular set of steps in unison

line dancer noun

line dancing noun

Examples of line dance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There will be live performances from the Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir and musical duo Red Sahara, a line dance workshop led by STooPS, and a special bookmaking and quilting project inspired by the historic African American quilting community of Gee’s Bend. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025

Heather has over four decades of dance experience across many disciplines including jazz, ballet, modern, ballroom, country partner, and line dancing with a B.A. in modern dance choreography from UCLA. —Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025

Guests can also participate in mural painting with local artists and studios and join in line dancing during a live broadcast from the city’s largest radio stations. —Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Beginner line dances include Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide, and Power Jam. —Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for line dance

• circumstance
• exceedance
• happenstance
• refinance
• advance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance
• perchance