court dance

American  

noun

1. a dignified dance for performance at a court.

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Example Sentences

The company will present a wealth of traditional works, including Kete, an elegant court dance from the Eastern and Ashanti regions instilled with reverence and dignity.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

McCormick, 35, grew up in Santa Barbara, Calif., where he studied ballet and baroque court dance, taking private lessons from Regine Astier, a renowned authority on the dances of 17th-century France.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2018

Appraising an abstract expressionist work that’s a snarl of snaking lines, Lionel steps forward and backward, forward and backward, as if engaged in a court dance.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2016

Such affectionate banter, as exquisitely timed as a medieval court dance, cannot disguise the fact that, much as they might quibble, they not only expect criticism from each other, they want it.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the Pavane came the Courante, a court dance performed on tiptoe with slightly jumping steps and many bows and curtseys.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various