contradance

Noun
  1. A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line (synset 100540158)
    is a type of: folk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
    subtypes:
    • longways, longways dance - country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
    • square dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares
    • do-si-do - a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places
    • promenade - a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
    • sashay - a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
    • swing - a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
    • landler - a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping
    same as: contra danse, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance
Verb
  1. Perform a contradance (synset 201900288)
    is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
    same as: contra danse, contredanse, country-dance

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