DCHP-1 Online
rabbit dance 
1 See quote.
- 1952 The rabbit dance is a remembrance dance. It perpetuates the time . . . when the Indians heard the evil spirit come crashing through the bush to annihilate them. Pretending they were rabbits, they leaped, cavorted and hopped, accordingly. The ruse was successful. The evil one passed, leaving them unharmed.
2 North See Wahpooskow quote.
See also: Wahpooskow
- 1921 As the afternoon wore on the Rabbit Dance began, and was soon followed by the Hug-Me-Snug, the Drops of Brandy, and the Saskatchewan Circle, and--last but not least--the Kissing Dance.
- 1928 Everything from the Red River jig and the "Rabbit dance" to the fox trot and tango were danced with verve and abandon.
- 1952 The rabbit dance is a remembrance dance. It perpetuates the time . . . when the Indians heard the evil spirit come crashing through the bush to annihilate them. Pretending they were rabbits, they leaped, cavorted and hopped, accordingly. The ruse was successful. The evil one passed, leaving them unharmed.