grand chain

noun

1. a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners

Example Sentences

Prior to the march, Umarra Winfield, 18, of Grand Chain, read a poem she wrote following a class debate about the decision that then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made to take a knee during the national anthem.

From Washington Times

A bell was ringing and a deep gruff voice could be heard coming nearer and nearer, crying out: “Grand Chain, Grand Chain! Everybody to the centre for the Grand Chain and Finale. Come along, come along. Stand ready for the Grand Chain!”

From Literature

Then the animals began to move, wildly crying their Jungle songs, prancing in and out of the ring, and exchanging hand and wing as they went as dancers do in the Grand Chain of the Lancers.

From Literature

And from the loud cries that were now coming from the Green, the children could guess that he meant the Grand Chain.

From Literature

“Do I not hear the signal for the Grand Chain?”

From Literature