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Definition of Contra danse
1. Verb. Perform a contradance. "Sam and Sue contra danse"
Exact synonyms: Contradance, Contredanse, Country-dance
Generic synonyms: Dance, Trip The Light Fantastic, Trip The Light Fantastic Toe
Derivative terms: Contredanse, Country-dance
Generic synonyms: Dance, Trip The Light Fantastic, Trip The Light Fantastic Toe
Derivative terms: Contredanse, Country-dance
2. Noun. A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line.
Exact synonyms: Contradance, Contredanse, Country Dancing, Country-dance
Generic synonyms: Folk Dance, Folk Dancing
Specialized synonyms: Longways, Longways Dance, Square Dance, Square Dancing, Do-si-do, Promenade, Sashay, Swing, Landler
Derivative terms: Contredanse, Country-dance
Generic synonyms: Folk Dance, Folk Dancing
Specialized synonyms: Longways, Longways Dance, Square Dance, Square Dancing, Do-si-do, Promenade, Sashay, Swing, Landler
Derivative terms: Contredanse, Country-dance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contra Danse
Literary usage of Contra danse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sketch Book by Washington Irving, Elmer Ellsworth Wentworth (1894)
"The modern form (contra-danse, contra- dance) of this word is an excellent example
of popular etymology. ..."
2. Healthy Houses: A Handbook to the History, Defects, and Remedies of Drainage by William Eassie (1872)
"... contra-danse on the floor of the furnace, its partners being represented by
different seta of fire-bars, and the figures described being purposely ..."
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