hat dance

noun

1. a Mexican folk dance in which the man places his sombrero on the ground as an offer of love and the woman dances on the hat's brim and then places the hat on her head to indicate her acceptance of him.

Example Sentences

His collection soon expanded after trips to Mexico, a destination for folk-art miniatures including fleas in traditional dress performing a hat dance.

From Washington Post

His collection soon expanded after trips to Mexico, a destination for folk-art miniatures including fleas in traditional dress performing a hat dance.

From Seattle Times

Rob Paulsen, the voice actor who plays the characters Yakko and Pinky, said he could still remember practicing for one of his earliest assignments on the show, a rapid-fire song about global geography set to the tune of “The Mexican Hat Dance.”

From New York Times

Czech gymnast Věra Čáslavská won over the crowd by performing her floor routine to “The Mexican Hat Dance” and wound up sharing the gold medal with Larisa Petrik of the Soviet Union — but only after a puzzling, after-the-fact score revision.

From Seattle Times

Czech gymnast Věra Čáslavská won over the crowd by performing her floor routine to “The Mexican Hat Dance” and wound up sharing the gold medal with Larisa Petrik of the Soviet Union — but only after a puzzling, after-the-fact score revision.

From Washington Times