longways dance
Definition
Noun: A type of country dancing performed with couples arranged in two long lines facing each other. The dance involves figures and movements where couples interact up and down these lines.
Usage
The term is used to describe the formation and style of a traditional folk dance. It specifies the physical setup of the dancers. - The square dance evolved from the older longways dance. - For the next song, the caller instructed everyone to form a longways dance.
Examples
- The community festival featured a lively to fiddle music.
- Learning a simple is often the first step in traditional folk dance classes.
- In a classic , the head couple leads the figures down the line of other couples.
Advanced Usage
- "longways for as many as will": A traditional call indicating that the dance formation can accommodate any number of participating couples.
- The dance card listed "Speed the Plough" as a longways for as many as will.
Variants and Related Words
- Longways (adj., adv.): Describing the formation itself.
- The dancers took their places in longways sets.
- Contra dance (n.): A modern, specific type of American folk dance that uses the longways formation.
- Country-dance (n.): The broader category of traditional social dances from which longways dances originate.
Synonyms
- Line dance (in a specific, traditional folk context, though modern "line dance" is different).
- Contradance (specifically for the American form).
Related Phrases
- "Set to your partner": A common instruction in longways dancing where dancers face their assigned partner.
- "Down the hall" or "Down the set": Refers to the movement of a couple progressing down the line of dancers, a core action in many longways dances.
Noun
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country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
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