ring dance

noun

: round dance sense 1

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Shaquille O’Neal who joins Alejandro and company in a skating ring dance battle. —

Billboard, 5 Aug. 2021 That afternoon outside the school, people will decorate a traditional maypole before joining hands for ring dances around the pole. —

Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ring dance was circa 1522

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“Ring dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20dance. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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