A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time
Hungary seems to take credit as the birthplace of the Galop It was an old time dance, often introduced at the Country dances or following a Volte and Contra Danse as a contrast to their slow and somewhat monotonous steps In 2/4 time, it was a springy step with a glissade and a chasse