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English
Noun
spring dance (plural spring dances)
- A folk dance traditionally held to celebrate the season of spring.
- A dance held in the spring.
- A vigorous dance with jumping or leaping moves.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 14:"There lies the parson, and here am I," he said, with one of his well known airs, "and now let us have a spring-dance!" In an instant the whole congregation was in the midst of a wild dance; a big tall peasant came towards me and took me by the shoulder and said: "You'll have to join us, my lad!"