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Virginia reel   /vərdʒˈɪnjə ril/   Listen
Virginia reel

noun
1.
An American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines.  Synonym: reel.





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"Virginia reel" Quotes from Famous Books



... for some time, until some one suggested sending for "Uncle Sambo" and his fiddle, and turning it into a sure-enough dance. Uncle Sambo was very accommodating, and soon made his appearance, then partners were taken, and an Old Virginia reel formed. The tune that they danced by was "Cotton-eyed Joe," and, the words being familiar to all of them as they danced ...
— Diddie, Dumps, and Tot • Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle


Words linked to "Virginia reel" :   longways dance, longways


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