Definitions of country dancing
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a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
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synonyms:
contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance
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types:
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longways, longways dance
country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
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square dance, square dancing
American country dancing in which couples form squares
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do-si-do
a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places
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promenade
a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
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sashay
a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
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swing
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
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landler
a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping
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Virginia reel, reel
an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
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Scottish reel, reel
a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
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quadrille
a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
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type of:
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folk dance, folk dancing
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
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