line dance

noun

1

: contra dance sense 1

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

Examples of line dance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Students and alumni packed the streets and the campus during the 100th anniversary of the school’s homecoming, doing line dances, eating food, watching the game on a jumbo screen – while small children played in bouncy houses. —Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024

And there definitely was a party element to the occasion, with guests moving to the sounds of the DJ, performing line dances with pure joy. —Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024

Watch a tamale-eating championship, line dance and watch City Council members sit in a dunk tank for charity at this year's Western Days Festival. —Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024

Melinda Jackson, 50, serves as the group’s unofficial choreographer for line dances. —Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1