snake dance

snake dance
1. a ceremonial dance of the American Indian in which snakes or representations of snakes are handled or imitated by the dancers.
2. a parade or procession, esp. in celebration of a sports victory, in which the participants weave in single file in a serpentine course.
[1765-75, Amer.]

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