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Definition of snake dance in English: snake dancenoun A dance in which the performers handle live snakes or imitate the motions of snakes, in particular a ritual dance of the North American Hopi Indians involving the handling of live rattlesnakes. 蛇舞（手执活蛇、模仿蛇的动作或排列成蛇形跳舞，尤指北美霍皮族印第安人在宗教仪式上手执活响尾蛇所跳的舞） Example sentencesExamples - However, specific to Bangladesh are indigenous dances such as dhali, baul, maipuri, and snake dances.
- One of the employees, draped in a sari, performed a snake dance, which enthralled the audience all through.
verb [no object]Perform a snake dance. he had them join hands and snake-dance in a long line around the lot Example sentencesExamples - After the game, as the Princeton fans snake-danced around the field, tossing their hats over the goalposts in celebration of Princeton's 20 to 0 victory, the Philadelphia councilmen hurried to the Princeton dressing rooms to thank Roper for the marvelous arrangements he had made for them.
- Almost all of the rest of the students snake-danced at the rear of the exuberant parade.
- Following the ceremony the students again snake-danced their way down Linden Lane and on to Boston proper where they once again celebrated the momentous Boston College victory.
- PRINCETON, N.J., Nov.4. - Two thousand undergraduates snake-danced their way over the campus of old Nassau this evening, as Princeton's ‘Varsity football squad embarked for Cambridge and the Harvard game.
Definition of snake dance in US English: snake dancenoun A dance in which the performers handle live snakes, imitate the motions of snakes, or form a line that moves in a zigzag fashion, in particular a ritual dance of the Hopi Indians involving the handling of live rattlesnakes. 蛇舞（手执活蛇、模仿蛇的动作或排列成蛇形跳舞，尤指北美霍皮族印第安人在宗教仪式上手执活响尾蛇所跳的舞） Example sentencesExamples - One of the employees, draped in a sari, performed a snake dance, which enthralled the audience all through.
- However, specific to Bangladesh are indigenous dances such as dhali, baul, maipuri, and snake dances.
verb [no object]Perform a snake dance. he had them join hands and snake-dance in a long line around the lot Example sentencesExamples - Almost all of the rest of the students snake-danced at the rear of the exuberant parade.
- PRINCETON, N.J., Nov.4. - Two thousand undergraduates snake-danced their way over the campus of old Nassau this evening, as Princeton's ‘Varsity football squad embarked for Cambridge and the Harvard game.
- After the game, as the Princeton fans snake-danced around the field, tossing their hats over the goalposts in celebration of Princeton's 20 to 0 victory, the Philadelphia councilmen hurried to the Princeton dressing rooms to thank Roper for the marvelous arrangements he had made for them.
- Following the ceremony the students again snake-danced their way down Linden Lane and on to Boston proper where they once again celebrated the momentous Boston College victory.
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