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Noun
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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
Verb
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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
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