line dance

noun

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2
: a dance performed by a group usually in single file
3
: a dance in which the dancers stand in ranks while performing a particular set of steps in unison
line dancer noun
line dancing noun

Examples of line dance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Join DeBary Hall staff for a fun evening full of learning beginner line dances to various music genres. Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024 Ng and the other dancers at Brimstone credit Julie Griggs, the night's line dance instructor, for embracing diversity outright, without any conflict or fear. Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 29 June 2024 Welden, a 73-year-old straight ally from Winder, Georgia, puts in 200 miles of driving on Mondays for line dancing and ends her day at Brimstone Restaurant and Tavern. Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 29 June 2024 Some faces in the crowd do not look like the usual North Georgia line dancers: Hispanic, Asian, and Black dancers adding hip thrusts and sultry hand maneuvers to the stiff style of line dancing popular in the historically conservative South. Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for line dance 

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Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of line dance was in 1948

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“Line dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20dance. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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