snake-danced; snake-dancing; snake-dances
: to engage in a snake dance
1
: a ceremonial dance in which snakes or their images are handled, invoked, or symbolically imitated by individual sinuous actions
2
: a group progression in a single-file serpentine path (as in celebration of an athletic victory)
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Joyce Rubin, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2023
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Madison Chock and Evan Bates, the defending champions, have established themselves over the past few seasons as dancers who perform best in character; their snake dance, with Chock in green as the serpent, became a signature.
—Joyce Rubin, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2023
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“Snake-dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake-dance. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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