skirt dances

A form of skirt dance — A form of dance, popular in burlesque and vaudeville theater of the 1890s, in which women dancers manipulated long, layered skirts with their arms to create a motion of flowing fabric.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of skirt dance
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“skirt dances.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skirt%20dances. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skirt dances,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skirt%20dances.

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