What does country-dance mean?
Definitions for country-dance
coun·t·ry-dance
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Princeton's WordNet
country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradanceverb
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danseverb
perform a contradance
Wiktionary
country-dancenoun
A dance carried out in the countryside, or by country people; used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line.
Etymology: From country + dance. Compare contre-dance.
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country-dance
Country-dance is a social dance form in which couples dance together in a line or a circle, often performed in rural settings or in country-style music. This traditional dance can be traced back to various folk dances of different countries, started in England during the 17th century, and consist of patterned foot movements usually accompanied by a series of turns, figures, and changes of partners. It has various styles such as English country dance, the Scottish country dance or the Irish ceili dance.
Webster Dictionary
Country-dancenoun
see Contradance
Etymology: [Prob. an adaptation of contradance.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of country-dance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of country-dance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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