- any ceremonial dance, such as that of the Hopi or Chickasaw people, in which snakes or representations of snakes are handled or imitated by the dancers.
- a parade or procession, especially in celebration of a sports victory, in which the participants weave in single file in a serpentine course.
- to perform a snake dance.
- a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- the swaying movements of snakes responding to a snake charmer
- a Hindu dance in which performers imitate such snake movements
