round dance
noun
1
: a folk dance in which participants form a ring and move in a prescribed direction
2
: a ballroom dance in which couples progress around the room
3
: a series of movements performed by a bee to indicate that a source of food is nearby
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Opening Ceremonies Parade led by Kalamazoo Pipe Band begins, then Southern Straight, a group of more than 20 Potawatomi, Ojibwe, Odawa and Chippewa drummers and singers, leads a community round dance.
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Kylie Martin,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Sep. 2024
Lane Neaman played a drum and sang southern Oklahoma-style round dance songs.
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Rick Egan,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
25 Nov. 2021
At the piece’s center is the composer’s dreamlike vision of his New Yorker neighbors joining in a round dance from his native Syria.
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BostonGlobe.com,
9 Oct. 2021
Interspersed with the regular dances on the program were round dance exhibitions by three groups.
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Merrie Monteagudo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2021
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Kylie Martin,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Sep. 2024
Lane Neaman played a drum and sang southern Oklahoma-style round dance songs.
—
Rick Egan,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
25 Nov. 2021
At the piece’s center is the composer’s dreamlike vision of his New Yorker neighbors joining in a round dance from his native Syria.
—
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Oct. 2021
Interspersed with the regular dances on the program were round dance exhibitions by three groups.
—
Merrie Monteagudo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2021
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“Round dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20dance. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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