contredanse(n = noun.act) contra danse, contradance, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line;
is a kind of folk dance, folk dancing
has particulars: longways, longways dance, square dance, square dancing, do-si-do, promenade, sashay, swing, landler
Derived form verb contredanse₁

   contredanse(v = verb.motion) contra danse, contradance, country-dance - perform a contradance;
is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Derived form noun contredanse₁
Sample sentences: Sam and Sue contredanse

1.  A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.  A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]