Country-dance
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Country-dance Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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country-dance
Noun
1. a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
(synonym) country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
(hypernym) folk dancing, folk dance
(hyponym) longways, longways dance
(derivation) contradance, contredanse, contra danse
Verb
1. perform a contradance
(synonym) contradance, contredanse, contra danse
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
(derivation) country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
Noun
1. a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
(synonym) country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
(hypernym) folk dancing, folk dance
(hyponym) longways, longways dance
(derivation) contradance, contredanse, contra danse
Verb
1. perform a contradance
(synonym) contradance, contredanse, contra danse
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
(derivation) country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
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country-dance
country-dance
\coun"try-dance`\ (-d?ns`), n. [prob. an adaptation of contradance.] see contradance. he had introduced the english country-dance to the knowledge of the dutch ladies.
country-dance
\coun"try-dance`\ (-d?ns`), n. [prob. an adaptation of contradance.] see contradance. he had introduced the english country-dance to the knowledge of the dutch ladies.
Country-dance Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Country dancing
Country dancing is designed for social mixing, primarily so that eligible young males and females meet and assess each other. Although we know of many examples of ceremonial dances, seasonal dances and occupational dances, there is no definite example of country dancing before the 15th century. Certainly there are tunes from 1300 onwards which are suggestive but they are without evidence of social context.
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Folk dance
Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances, mostly of European origin, that tend to share the following attributes:
- They were originally danced in about the 19th century or earlier (or are, in any case, not currently copyrighted);
- Their performance is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation;
- They were danced by common people and not exclusively by aristocracy;
- They have been developed spontaneously and there is no governing body that has final say over what "the dance" is or who is authorized to teach it. This also means that no one has the final say over the definition of folk dance or the minimum age for such dances.
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