group dance; dance for two or more
Refers to a dance performed by two or more people together, as opposed to a solo dance. Often used in traditional Japanese dance contexts.
See also: 相舞
At the festival, many people performed a group dance.
This school emphasizes the forms of group dance.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 連れ (tsure, 'companion') + 舞 (mai, 'dance'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with group dance.