country-dance

English - Turkish

Definition of country-dance in English Turkish dictionary

yerel dans

amerikan folk dansı

köy dansı

halk dansı

English - English

Definition of country-dance in English English dictionary

A dance carried out in the countryside, or by country people; used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line

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

To take part in country dancing

A general term that includes set step routine dancing such as ceilidh dance, highland dance, barn dance, and square dance

or contredanse Type of social dance for couples, popular in the 17th century. Derived from English folk dance, the country dance is performed in one of three forms: circular or round; "longways," with rows of couples facing each other; and geometric, in squares or triangles. The main source of country-dance steps and songs is John Playford's The English Dancing Master (1650). The dance was the basis for the 19th-century quadrille. It was taken by colonists to North America as the Virginia reel and, in modified form, as the square dance. There was a modest revival in the 20th century

Hyphenation

coun·try-dance

Etymology

() From country + dance. Compare contre-dance.