conga

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In no time, there were conga lines and limbo contests, and by the wee hours, someone always ended up at the emergency room and at least one marriage was in peril.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Sometimes, as has been documented in a BBC series narrated by David Attenborough, they swap shells in a conga line, in which each crab puts on a shell discarded by a larger companion.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Celebrations included conga lines, bubble machines, dolphins swimming in the ocean alongside them, and sunsets burning orange on the horizon.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

The Bruins displayed their usual high energy in practice this week, breaking out a conga line.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

Emily’s dad put his hands on her mother’s hips and pretended to do an embarrassing conga that was mostly shrugging shoulders and the occasional kick.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman