line dance

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noun

1. a dance to country music in which dancers line up in a row without partners and follow a choreographed pattern of steps.
2. a dance performed by a line of people.

line-dance

²

[ lahyn-dans ]

verb (used without object)

, line-danced, line-danc·ing.

1. to participate in a line dance.

Other Words From

• line dancer noun

Example Sentences

At the station's festival, she grabbed the crowd's attention - whether by hurling herself around the stage with wild abandon, or body-popping with her keyboardist, or persuading several thousand 6 Music listeners to do a line dance during I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby!

From BBC

Last year had so much great dancing, from the sweaty club scenes in “Passages,” to the wedding line dance in “The Iron Claw,” Jeff’s silly moves in “Bottoms,” Bella Baxter’s broken doll euphoria in “Poor Things,” “M3GAN’s” boogie and, of course, the end of “Saltburn.”

From Seattle Times

Her twangy new singles “Texas Hold ’Em” and “16 Carriages” debuted on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, with the line dance challenge-inspiring “Texas Hold ’Em” holding up the No. 1 position and “16 Carriages” riding into the No. 9 spot of the Feb. 24 chart, which is based on streaming, airplay and sales.

From Los Angeles Times

Cindy Lao’s line dance was destroyed by gunfire a year ago, but her spirit wasn’t.

From Los Angeles Times

Several survivors — the same ones who were dancing a line dance when the shooting began — will perform a similar routine at the dinner.

From Los Angeles Times