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The Rabbit Dance is a social dance of the Northern Arapaho Tribe. It was learned from the Cree Indians in about 1920. The dance much resembles a White American folk dance or "square dance." The steps in the dance are in accordance with "calling" by one of the drummers. Men and women dance in couples side by side, and women choose their dance partner. Today, the Rabbit Dance is not practiced due to the popularity of practicing other pan-Indian social dances like the pow-wow.

Here's an example of a Rabbit Dance song:

Rabbit Dance
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