riverdance

English

Etymology

From river +‎ dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

Noun

riverdance (plural riverdances)

1. A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.

Verb

riverdance (third-person singular simple present riverdances, present participle riverdancing, simple past and past participle riverdanced)

1. To perform this style of dance.
   • 2014, Jeff Abbott, Cut and Run:

     And in a burst of Celtic drums and fiddles, a bosomy colleen with a jaunty green hat and suit jacket riverdanced onto the stage, clogging with a surprising degree of expertise, barely restrained breasts jiggling.