contradance

Thân thiện

A group of dancers performs a lively contradance at the community hall.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of folk dance: A "contradance" is a traditional social dance, often of English or American origin, where couples are arranged in sets or face each other in lines. It involves a sequence of figures called by a caller.

2. Verb:

   • To perform this dance: To "contradance" means to participate in or perform this specific style of folk dance.

Examples

• Noun:

  • The community center holds a contradance every Friday night.
  • The band played lively music for the contradance.

• Verb:

  • We learned how to contradance at the festival.
  • They love to contradance to traditional fiddle tunes.

Advanced Usage

• "To call a contradance": To act as the person who announces the dance figures for the participants to follow.
  • An experienced dancer was hired to call the contradance.

Variants and Related Words

• Country dance (n): A broader term for traditional English folk dances, of which the contradance is a specific type. The terms are often used interchangeably.
• Contra (n): A common, informal shortening of "contradance."
  • Are you going to the contra tonight?

Synonyms

• Folk dance: A general term for traditional dances of a people or region.
• Barn dance: A social gathering featuring folk dancing, often similar to a contradance.

Related Phrases

• Contra line: The formation of dancers facing each other in two long lines, typical for a contradance.
  • The caller instructed the dancers to form a contra line.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

Verb

1. perform a contradance

Từ đồng nghĩa

• country-dance
• country dancing
• contredanse
• contra danse