merry dancers

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Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of light are then called merry dancers.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

As Russell crossed the floor to speak to the host and hostess, all eyes turned upon him, and a sudden hush fell on the merry dancers.

From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

At another he heard the enticing notes of a fiddle and the light heels of the merry dancers.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by More, Hannah

Glowing embers and blazing sparks—crumbs from its table—began to shower upon the merry dancers, and they fell back with blanched faces and trembling limbs.

From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various

“It is a sad hour,” thought Hart, glancing at the merry dancers through the arch, “when all the world, like players, wear masks.” 193Buckingham assumed an air of bonhomie.

From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by Hazelton, George C.