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round dancing

round dancing

5.4
Couples perform planned steps while moving in a circle to music guided by a leader
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : danza en círculo
  • They attended a workshop to improve their round dancing skills before the competition.

Examples

  • They enjoy round dancing at the community center.

  • Many people enjoy round dancing because of its choreographed structure and social atmosphere.

  • The couple charmed the audience with their elegant movements during the round dancing portion of the evening.

  • Have you tried round dancing before?

  • At the festival, we enjoyed round dancing, where couples twirled and spun in perfect harmony.

  • The dance instructor taught us the steps for round dancing, ensuring everyone could follow the cues.

  • During the wedding reception, the guests paired up for round dancing, creating a joyful atmosphere.

Synonyms

round dance
vsround dancing
3.3

People move together in a circle following set steps, often with partners

is the ballroom form with choreographed couples revolving together under direction of a cuer

Surface Forms

round dancing singular
round dancings plural

Morphology

round + dancing

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'round' (in a circle; revolving) with 'dancing' (moving rhythmically): a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to dancing performed in a circular or revolving pattern. The detail about being guided by a 'cuer' is domain-specific but does not prevent understanding the core, compositional meaning; this pattern is cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Round dancing comes from couples moving together in a circle: the word round shows the circular motion and dancing shows the steps called by a leader. Because everyone follows the same called steps while moving around, the phrase now means a planned, social style of ballroom dance.