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Paul Jones
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English
Noun
Any of various mixer dances that were popular in the early 20th century.
1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)
The orchestra has struck up a "Paul Jones," where two concentric circles of young people march in opposite directions, until the music stops. Then they take whomever is opposite them as their new dance partner.
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