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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

But she couldn’t hold hands on Sundays at church or when her third-grade class learned to square dance.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2020

TUE View of fireworks, barbecue dinner, square dance lessons, movie for kids, 6:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2017

“Will Edwin set up the Empathy tent? How about a volleyball game in the middle of the park and/or a square dance? Will Code Pink pls bring peace symbol cookies to pass out, and daisies.”

From Washington Times • May 3, 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