line dance

noun

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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

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Guests can also participate in mural painting with local artists and studios and join in line dancing during a live broadcast from the city’s largest radio stations. Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Beginner line dances include Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide, and Power Jam. Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025 The packed first floor made room for line dancing between acts while DJ Grant Fisher provided country, hip-hop, and EDM beats. Evan Burke, Billboard, 10 June 2025 Arnaz gained celebrity as the American popularizer of the conga, an Afro Cuban line dance that his father had once tried to ban. Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 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 25 Jun. 2025.

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