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
Examples of line dance in a Sentence
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Clever edits show Lopez swapping dresses and grooms apace, line dancing with shifting partners as though nothing were amiss.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
Several survivors — the same ones who were dancing a line dance when the shooting began — will perform a similar routine at the dinner.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
As the guests were dancing a line dance at the front of the room, a gunman walked in and opened fire.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
Over the years, the line dance song has become a staple at school dances, weddings, sports events, bar mitzvahs, and plenty of other celebrations worldwide.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Gabrielle Tenney and Aneesa Smith will be at the Mountain Winery teaching line dances to songs by Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans The Chicks, and more of your favorite female country artists.
—Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
Cindy Lao’s line dance was destroyed by gunfire a year ago, but her spirit wasn’t.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
And of course, there is fine dining to experience, line dancing to get into, and rodeos that will wow you.
—Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
Their relationship first began when the two met while line dancing at a country-western bar in northern Iowa in the early '90s when neither was looking for nor expecting to find love.
—Kara Warner, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
Several survivors — the same ones who were dancing a line dance when the shooting began — will perform a similar routine at the dinner.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
As the guests were dancing a line dance at the front of the room, a gunman walked in and opened fire.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
Over the years, the line dance song has become a staple at school dances, weddings, sports events, bar mitzvahs, and plenty of other celebrations worldwide.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Gabrielle Tenney and Aneesa Smith will be at the Mountain Winery teaching line dances to songs by Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans The Chicks, and more of your favorite female country artists.
—Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
Cindy Lao’s line dance was destroyed by gunfire a year ago, but her spirit wasn’t.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
And of course, there is fine dining to experience, line dancing to get into, and rodeos that will wow you.
—Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
Their relationship first began when the two met while line dancing at a country-western bar in northern Iowa in the early '90s when neither was looking for nor expecting to find love.
—Kara Warner, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Line dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20dance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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