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drum dance 
1 an Eskimo dance accompanied by drums.
See also: drum song
- 1942 The Eskimo enjoys community life with its simple pleasures. . . . The drum dance is an interesting spectacle and the genius of the Eskimo for descriptive gesticulations is given full play.
- 1964 Drum dances in the western Arctic are performed by three or four men. They sing as they dance
2 an Indian dance accompanied by drums, especially a tea dance.
See also: tea-dance ((n.))
- 1928 [. . . the G.O.M. of drum dancing, John Duck, set to work building a suitable tent. . . .]
- 1959 An Indian Drum Dance was staged Sunday night in the field behind the Mission.
- 1942 The Eskimo enjoys community life with its simple pleasures. . . . The drum dance is an interesting spectacle and the genius of the Eskimo for descriptive gesticulations is given full play.