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Contredanse

🔄 Synonyms of "Contredanse"

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Word	Definition
contradancenoun	Alternative spelling of contra dance. [(dance) A type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length.]
country-dancenoun	Used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line.
country dancingnoun	The activity of performing country dances.
contra dansenoun	a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Contredanse"

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Word	Definition
country dancingnoun	The activity of performing country dances.
country-dancenoun	Used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line.
contradancenoun	Alternative spelling of contra dance. [(dance) A type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length.]
contra dansenoun	a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
contradanzanoun	(music) A popular Cuban dance music genre of the 19th century, or a work composed in this genre.
candombenoun	(music) A musical style of Uruguay originating from African slaves.
matachinnoun	A dancer who performs this dance.
conga linenoun	A line of people dancing the conga.
corantonoun	(historical) An early informational broadsheet, bringing together news and philosophical discussion.
conganoun	(dance) A march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain.
badinerienoun	The music to accompany this dance, or in this style.
galopnoun	A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
danzonnoun	Alternative form of danzón. [(music) A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba, evolved from contradanza.]
payadanoun	A traditional performance art of the Southern Cone, consisting of a duel between two payadores who take turns singing improvised ten-line verses in response to the previous payador, accompanied by guitar.
zarabandanoun	Alternative form of sarabande. [(dance) A 16th-century Spanish dance.]
canticonoun	A dance festival in which colonial Americans and natives both participated.
cancannoun	(dance) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
csardasnoun	An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).
seguidillanoun	A lively Spanish dance in triple time.
huapangonoun	A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.