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. — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024 After an opening song from the Little Earth Singers and the round dance, attendees heard from speaker Fred Desjarlait of Red Lake Reservation, who heads Anishinaabe Urban Culture Connection, and watched a rap performance in English and Dakhota languages from recording artist Reuben Kitto Stately. — Madison Karas, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021

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1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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round dance

noun
1
: a folk dance in which participants form a ring and move in a certain direction
2
: a series of movements performed by a bee to indicate that a source of food is nearby
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