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farandole
a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures
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mazurka
a Polish national dance in triple time
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polka
a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
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morris dance, morris dancing
any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume
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sword dance, sword dancing
any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
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hornpipe
a British solo dance performed by sailors
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jig
any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
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contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
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ring dance, round dance
a folk dance; dancers form a circle
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rhumba, rumba
a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
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schottische
a German round dance resembling a slow polka
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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