round dance
noun
1
: a folk dance in which participants form a ring and move in a prescribed direction
2
: a ballroom dance in which couples progress around the room
3
: a series of movements performed by a bee to indicate that a source of food is nearby
Examples of round dance in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Opening Ceremonies Parade led by Kalamazoo Pipe Band begins, then Southern Straight, a group of more than 20 Potawatomi, Ojibwe, Odawa and Chippewa drummers and singers, leads a community round dance.
—
Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
After an opening song from the Little Earth Singers and the round dance, attendees heard from speaker Fred Desjarlait of Red Lake Reservation, who heads Anishinaabe Urban Culture Connection, and watched a rap performance in English and Dakhota languages from recording artist Reuben Kitto Stately.
—Madison Karas, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
The convention will open formally today with registration and opening ceremonies in Balboa Park at 9 a.m. Square dance and round dance workshops will be held in the morning in the Balboa Park club, the municipal gymnasium, the recital hall and federal building.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Mesmerized parents and their children grinned as the performance transitioned into a round dance and the emcee invited onlookers to join hands around the firepit.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022
Lane Neaman played a drum and sang southern Oklahoma-style round dance songs.
—Rick Egan, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
At the piece’s center is the composer’s dreamlike vision of his New Yorker neighbors joining in a round dance from his native Syria.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
Interspersed with the regular dances on the program were round dance exhibitions by three groups.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Clinics on the round dance, contra and the square dance are scheduled in the early afternoon with a waltz quadrille clinic and workshops at 3 p.m.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
After an opening song from the Little Earth Singers and the round dance, attendees heard from speaker Fred Desjarlait of Red Lake Reservation, who heads Anishinaabe Urban Culture Connection, and watched a rap performance in English and Dakhota languages from recording artist Reuben Kitto Stately.
—Madison Karas, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021
The convention will open formally today with registration and opening ceremonies in Balboa Park at 9 a.m. Square dance and round dance workshops will be held in the morning in the Balboa Park club, the municipal gymnasium, the recital hall and federal building.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Mesmerized parents and their children grinned as the performance transitioned into a round dance and the emcee invited onlookers to join hands around the firepit.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022
Lane Neaman played a drum and sang southern Oklahoma-style round dance songs.
—Rick Egan, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
At the piece’s center is the composer’s dreamlike vision of his New Yorker neighbors joining in a round dance from his native Syria.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
Interspersed with the regular dances on the program were round dance exhibitions by three groups.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Clinics on the round dance, contra and the square dance are scheduled in the early afternoon with a waltz quadrille clinic and workshops at 3 p.m.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
Cite this Entry
“Round dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20dance. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share