Definition of contredanse Contredanse
con•tre•danse
We found 3 definitions of contredanse from 2 different sources.
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What does contredanse mean?
WordNet
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| contredanse - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line | ||
| country-dance, country dancing, contra danse, contradance | ||
| folk dance, folk dancing a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) | ||
| longways, longways dance country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other | ||
| square dance, square dancing American country dancing in which couples form squares | ||
| do-si-do a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places | ||
| promenade a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance | ||
| sashay a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps | ||
| swing changing location by moving back and forth | ||
Verb |
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| contredanse - perform a contradance | ||
| contradance, country-dance, contra danse | ||
| trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- contredanse, verb, present, 1st person singular of contredanse (infinitive).
- contredanse, verb (infinitive).
- contredanse, noun, singular of contredanses.
