basket dance

noun

: a women's vegetation dance of certain peoples of medieval Europe and certain American Indians of the southwestern U.S. that is performed with a basket serving as the focal prop

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“Basket dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basket%20dance. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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