country-dance

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение country-dance в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь: yerel dans; amerikan folk dansı; köy dansı; halk dansı

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение country-dance в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: 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