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square dance

NOUN
country dancing in formation
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Then he led a large group in the “casino circle,” a sort of Latin square dance that originated in Havana in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Square dancing: By my count, around 30 states have official dances, and around 25 of those states have chosen square dance, including Washington.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

Emily DiPietro, of Stoneham, Mass., still remembers going to a father-daughter square dance more than two decades ago.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2017

Jesse Cosby was a musician, entertainer and square dance caller who attracted black and white audiences together after World War II, making a dent in de facto segregation in the Cedar Valley.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2017

Behind me the radio plays square dance music from the Maritimes, Don Messer and His Islanders, in preparation for the six o’clock news.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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