country-dance

Thân thiện

A group of people perform a lively country-dance in a village hall.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of folk dance: 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 steps and figures performed to music.

2. Verb:

   • To perform such a dance: To take part in a country-dance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The community center is hosting a night of traditional country-dance.
  • She learned the steps to a lively country-dance from the 18th century.

• Verb:

  • They will country-dance at the village festival.
  • We country-danced for hours to the fiddler's tunes.

Advanced Usage

• Historical context: The term often refers to the historical social dances that were predecessors to modern square dancing and contra dancing.
  • The painting depicts a scene of people country-dancing in a Georgian ballroom.

Variants and Related Words

• Contradance (n/v): A variant spelling and a closely related form of folk dance, often used interchangeably with "country-dance."
• Country dancing (n): The activity or practice of performing country-dances.

Synonyms

• Folk dance: A traditional dance of a particular people or region.
• Contra dance: A specific form of folk dance where couples form lines.

Related Phrases

• To lead a country-dance: To act as the caller or leader who guides the dancers through the figures.
  • He learned to call so he could lead the country-dance.

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 dancing
• contredanse
• contra danse
• contradance