ROUND DANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement

Synonyms:

round dance; round dancing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("round dance" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

Meaning:

A folk dance; dancers form a circle

Synonyms:

ring dance; round dance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("round dance" is a kind of...):

folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "round dance"):

schottische (a German round dance resembling a slow polka)