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A country dance of US origin that starts with four couples facing one another in a square, with the steps and movements shouted out by a caller.
‘Once a year, they close the place down and have a square dance in the main street.’
‘At a dude ranch, you can enjoy home cooked meals, cookouts, wagon rides, fishing, and square dances.’
‘More than half the states have designated a state dance or folk dance, and it is the same one, the square dance.’
‘She looked like she had just stepped out of a square dance, boots and all.’
‘We wanted to do a square dance too but we couldn't find a caller.’
verb
[no object]often as noun square dancing
Participate in a square dance.
‘I learned square-dancing at the age of 68’
‘The only thing the public school system taught me in junior high was how to square dance.’
‘The traditional music of white Australia and ‘bush dancing,’ which has been described as similar to square-dancing without a caller, are also popular.’
‘He participated in the students' social life, going to their parties and inviting them to his home for square dancing.’
‘One committee member's love of square-dancing sparked an idea to form a square-dancing club that will perform during the celebrations.’
‘It was an upbeat country song, and Zack was trying to teach Tanya how to square dance.’