Wiktionary
rain dance
n. 1 A ceremonial dance intended to provoke rain. 2 (context by extension English) Any sequence of arbitrary actions performed in order to achieve a goal.
WordNet
rain dance
n. a ritual dance intended to bring rain
Wikipedia
Rain Dance (song)
"Rain Dance" is a song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #3 in Canada,#9 in New Zealand, #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #55 in Australia in 1971. It was featured on their 1971 album, So Long, Bannatyne.
The song was produced by Jack Richardson.
Usage examples of "rain dance".
You must have had everything but a rain dance and a sabbat going on around you!
Our people think your Hollywood rain dance would be a hideous mockery of the real thing.