Meaning & use
square dance party
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Meaning
nouncountable
A social gathering where people do square dancing, a traditional group dance guided by a caller.
Grammar: Countable: one party, two parties. Often used with 'at': 'at a square dance party'.
Patterns
- at a square dance party
- go to a square dance party
- hold a square dance party
The community center is holding a square dance party on Saturday night.
We learned to do-si-do at a square dance party last summer.
She met her husband at a square dance party in Texas.
Word forms
| plural | square dance parties |
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Common combinations
- attend a square dance party
- More than fifty people attended the square dance party.
- host a square dance party
- The church will host a square dance party to raise money.
- traditional square dance party
- They organize a traditional square dance party every fall.
- square dance party caller
- The square dance party caller kept everyone moving.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hoedown
- A hoedown is a lively country dance party, often with folk music; a square dance party specifically features square dancing with a caller.
- barn dance
- A barn dance is a similar social dance event, but it may include different group dances, not only square dancing.
Word family
- square dance noun
- The type of dance done at such a party.
- square dancer noun
- A person who participates in square dancing.
- square-dance verb
- To take part in square dancing.
Commonly confused: square dance party or square dance?
square dance party vs square dance
Square dance is the activity or dance itself; a square dance party is the social event where it happens.
Practice
Choose the correct preposition: We met ___ a square dance party.
Choose one answer.
'At' is used for events and gatherings: at a party, at a square dance party. 'In' would suggest being inside a container, and 'on' is used for surfaces or days.
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