line dance

noun

1
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

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Join DeBary Hall staff for a fun evening full of beginner line dances to various music genres. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 Roadhouse distinguished its brand with free peanuts, bread rolls with honey cinnamon butter and occasional line dancing by waiters. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025 Sometimes life hands you a case of the blues that can only be cured by watching Ben Affleck line dance while doing his best to convey autism with his facial expressions. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025 Affleck was referencing a mid-film scene where his accountant/killer Christian Wolff adroitly line dances in a Los Angeles dive bar after picking up the dance moves in second (as established in the first film, Wolff has acute savant syndrome). Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line dance

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 11 Apr. 2025.

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