country-dance
- noun
- /ˈkʌntri dɑːns/
:
baile campestre
- At the village festival, everyone enjoyed a lively country-dance under the stars.
Examples
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Have you ever participated in a country-dance?
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She learned the steps of a traditional English country-dance as part of her heritage.
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At the party, everyone joined in a country-dance that lasted late into the night.
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The group performed a lively country-dance at the village festival.
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They enjoyed a lively country-dance at the festival.
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The couples joined hands and began to twirl in a traditional country-dance at the wedding reception.
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During the summer fair, the children eagerly participated in a country-dance while the band played cheerful music.
Synonyms
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A country dance with four couples in a square led by a caller
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A party in a barn where people dance country dances
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A country dance for four couples who face each other and follow a caller
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A dance from a community that people learn from their grandparents
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A traditional dance from a region that tells local stories
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A traditional group dance where couples face each other in lines and do the same steps to folk music
A lively folk dance with couples in lines doing set steps
A traditional dance where couples form two facing lines and follow a set of steps
A country dance with couples in two long lines facing each other
Dances that people in a region pass down over time
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Country-dance comes from the simple parts country 'countryside' and dance 'to move to music'. It began as a folk dance in rural places where people danced in sets and lines, so the name means a 'dance from the countryside'.