line dance
noun
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
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On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Come evening, make a beeline for the historic Million Dollar Cowboy Bar for a round of line dancing before turning in at one of the area’s standout luxury stays.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
But those three comedians sound practically like Rakim or Eminem next to the vast majority of 1980s Chicago Bears players, who were also forced to do a line dance.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The Bay Area is a mecca for social dancing, from salsa to line dancing to modern ballroom, said Richard Powers, a choreographer and dance historian who teaches social dance classes at Stanford University.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Come evening, make a beeline for the historic Million Dollar Cowboy Bar for a round of line dancing before turning in at one of the area’s standout luxury stays.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
But those three comedians sound practically like Rakim or Eminem next to the vast majority of 1980s Chicago Bears players, who were also forced to do a line dance.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The Bay Area is a mecca for social dancing, from salsa to line dancing to modern ballroom, said Richard Powers, a choreographer and dance historian who teaches social dance classes at Stanford University.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Line dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20dance. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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