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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
an Eskimo dance accompanied by drums.
See: drum song
Quotations
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: tea-dance ((n.))
Quotations
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.