How to Use square dance in a Sentence

square dance

noun
  • On one side a half dozen branches converge to create a bench wide enough for a square dance.
    — Thayer Walker, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2016
  • Free square dance class Looking for something to do that is fun, easy and good for the mind and body?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • See them in action at the Saturday evening concert and square dance.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2016
  • My husband, also a musician, started the barn square dances, which are so much fun.
    — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Terry and Fred took time out with friends to square dance, and Terry made all her costumes.
    — M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The sashay is also a square dance figure in which the partners take sideways steps to circle each other.
    — John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Among the unique lineup of events being promised are a celebrity chef biscuit bake-off, free banjo lessons and square dances.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Learn to square dance with easy classes through local clubs Looking for something to do that’s fun, easy and open to all?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Clog dancing takes influences from Wales, Irish line, African folk and square dance.
    — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Missouri even has a state fruit (Norton Cynthiana grape) and a state dance (square dance).
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 5 Apr. 2018
  • This new child eats, breathes and sleeps, all on you and your public-school education prepares you by teaching you how to square dance.
    — Daniella Gray, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Wranglers Sq6uare Dance Club is starting a new learn to square dance class.
    — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The family played old-time square dance music at venues such as Ramona Town Hall.
    — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2019
  • First 50 to arrive get compact disc of King square dance album and instruction book.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The artist was then joined by daughter 12-year-old Blue Ivy Carter, who joined in on the square dance choreo with her mom.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Jamison first began calling square dances 50 years ago and has been based in the Asheville area since 1980.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Volunteer Navy square dance callers directed several of the dances.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
  • Dancers demonstrate the quadrille—a square dance of French origin accompanied by traditional quelbe folk music.
    — Nikki Miller-Ka, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Blake Bortles and the Jaguars are set up to have one of the most fascinating contractual square dances of the offseason.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The Folk School Coffee Parlor is a place where folk musicians meet, jam, teach lessons, even square dance, and drink coffee.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 15 June 2018
  • This old-fashioned patriotic event includes a parade around the plaza, an old-fashioned square dance, 19th century crafts and games.
    — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, 2 July 2019
  • The school also served as a community center and held events like elections, board meetings, square dance classes, and Christmas programs.
    — Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • And the evening winds down with a festival-wide square dance led by KC Heil’s All-Star Dance Band.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Instead of professional actors, ordinary people will take the stage to do things such as square dance during the ceremony’s warm-up act, the paper said.
    — WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The farm's museum will continue to host school field trips, summer square dances, and campfires, as well as monthly events like the upcoming equine day in October, said Sandy.
    — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 2 July 2018
  • Line dancing has replaced square dancing this year, said Mark Walker, The Center's director of development, and nobody needs to worry about keeping up.
    — Ginger Brashinger, Daily Southtown, 1 Sep. 2017
  • For less than $100, Sacramento travelers can experience the night-life of Las Vegas, square dance in Texas and get coffee in Seattle.
    — Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • March through May, visitors can join a monthly square dance at the Haw Creek Commons, a community center in Asheville, the first Saturday of each month, September through May.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

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