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Originally Posted by Richard1366
After some consideration I have come to the conclusion that "line dancing" is an oxymoron...
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The caption to this original post was: Do you agree with my observation?
The obvious, and correct, answer is No.
Given that dance is generally rhythmic movement, usually to the accompaniment of music, the question becomes whether or not the description "line" can be applied to it.
Folk dancing over the years has included dancing in circles (hora), squares (Square dancing) and lines (clogging) with all kinds of variations, many already discussed in this thread, such as conga lines, etc. Disco was mentioned. I don't think I saw a reference to The Twist or to Hula.
But line dancing is an authentic dance form, and since an oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes apparently contradictory elements, the term line dancing is not an oxymoron.