Definition of Schottische

1. Noun. Music performed for dancing the schottische.

Generic synonyms: Ethnic Music, Folk, Folk Music

2. Noun. A German round dance resembling a slow polka.
Generic synonyms: Ring Dance, Round Dance

Definition of Schottische

1. Noun. A partnered country dance of Bohemian origin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Schottische

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schottische

schoolwide
schoolwise
schoolwork
schoolworks
schooly
schoolyard
schoolyards
schooner
schoonerite
schooners
schorl
schorlaceous
schorlous
schorls
schorly
schottische (current term)
schottisches
schout
schouts
schradan
schrecklichkeit
schreibersite
schreibersites
schreyerite
schrik
schriks
schrockingerite
schrod
schrode
schrodes

Literary usage of Schottische

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dwight's Journal of Music by John Sullivan Dwight (1878)
"Belle of the Season Waltz " Blue Bird schottische " Bobolink schottische " Canary schottische " Chaffinch Mazurka " China Rose schottische, ..."

2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"P. schottische ('The Scotch dance'), a round dance very similar to the i>olka. It must not be confounded ... Ti.o schottische was first danced in England in ..."

3. Folk Dances and Games by Caroline Crawford (1908)
"The tone of the Highland schottische is excited and intense. The body is fairly pulled off the earth. The arms are lifted high and the dancers move lightly ..."

4. Meyers Grosses Konversations-Lexikon by Hermann Julius Meyer (1907)
"schottische Literatur. In, Mittelalter, bis gegen Ende des 14. ... schottische Zeuge, in bunten, lebhaften Farben gestreifte und in ..."

5. Æsthetic Dancing by Emil Rath (1914)
"The direction of the schottische step should be varied and the other steps ... Hands at waist during the (gavotte) schottische, and arms 3rd amplified to ..."

6. Æsthetic Dancing by Emil Rath (1914)
"EXAMPLES OF EXERCISES ADAPTED TO THE IMPROMPTU schottische I. schottische left and right obliquely left forward, arms moving from 3rd amplified to lateral ..."

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