Contredanse (Noun)
Meaning
A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The village gathering featured a lively contredanse to end the summer festivities.
- At the wedding reception, the bride and groom led a traditional contredanse with their guests.
- Historically, the contredanse was a popular form of entertainment among the upper class in 18th-century Europe.
- The folk dance troupe performed a beautiful contredanse at the cultural festival.
- In the ballroom, the orchestra played a lively tune for the contredanse, and the couples took to the floor.