round dance
- noun
- /raʊnd dæns/
:
danza en círculo
- In the daily work of elementary music teachers, it is not unusual anymore for children to play a Peruvian melody on recorders, sing a song from Vietnam, dance a traditional Polish round dance, or perform Shona cross-rhythms from Zimbabwe on xylophones.
- round dance song
- traditional round dance
Examples
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An oboe was included so the children could see the instrument that plays the theme of the Princesses' Round Dance.
Academic text (1999) -
The scene then cuts to a quick shot of the Bradys and the Natives holding hands in a round dance, symbolizing a temporary multicultural mosaic of the "Indian" adoptees and the Native characters before the latter disappear from view.
Academic text (2008) -
"One-Eyed Ford," a popular intertribal round dance song, is a good example of how songs have changed as they have passed from generation to generation.
Academic text (2003) -
During their presentation of drumming and songs, the Native American students explained many of their traditions to the university students, who were encouraged to ask questions as well as participate in a traditional round dance.
Academic text (2006) -
White professors and students are excluded from some activities, but often the events are inclusive, such as Navajo taco sales at the Native American Center and friendship or round dances that we can all join.
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The Tootsoosis Family, Drums of Poundmaker B Cree Powwow Songs, Northern Plains-style singing with higher pitch, includes Round Dance songs.
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Based on their memories of the festival in the 1970s and the stories told by their parents about earlier versions, they chose to include many of the old gaming events and the public round dances that had lately been abandoned for newer diversions, such as treasure hunts and disco nights.
Academic text (1999) -
Danbury, CT: World Music Press, 1993. Includes scores of songs with vocal sounds underneath (including intertribal and Round Dance songs), along with descriptions of cultural context.
Academic text (2003) -
At the festival, we all joined hands and danced in a joyful round dance around the maypole.
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During the celebration, the villagers performed a traditional round dance under the stars.
Synonyms
A group of people who form a circle and dance together, often holding hands
Couples perform planned steps while moving in a circle to music guided by a leader
How Lively
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- Literature
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The noun round dance may come from old village dances where people held hands and moved together in a circle. The words round and dance give a simple picture of people turning together, so the phrase now means 'a dance in which people move in a circle'.