square dance

noun

Synonyms of square dancenext
: a dance for four couples who form the sides of a square
square-dance
ˈskwer-ˌdan(t)s How to pronounce square dance (audio)
-ˌdän(t)s
intransitive verb
square dancer noun
square dancing noun

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My husband, also a musician, started the barn square dances, which are so much fun. — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025 The Wranglers Sq6uare Dance Club is starting a new learn to square dance class. — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025 Dancers demonstrate the quadrille—a square dance of French origin accompanied by traditional quelbe folk music. — Nikki Miller-Ka, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026 And the evening winds down with a festival-wide square dance led by KC Heil’s All-Star Dance Band. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for square dance

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of square dance was in 1831

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square dance

noun
: a lively dance for sets of four couples who form the sides of a square
square-dance verb
square dancer noun
square dancing noun

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