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schottische

schottische

1 9.9
Music for a lively round dance from Germany often played by folk bands
  • noun
  • /ʃəˈtɪʃ/
: música de schottische
  • The band played a lively schottische at the folk festival.

Examples

  • The collection includes several classic schottisches popular in the 19th century.

  • She requested a traditional schottische for the next dance.

  • We danced the schottische at the wedding.

  • The schottische is a lively dance that couples enjoy.

  • At the wedding, they played a lively schottische that got everyone on the dance floor.

  • The band performed a traditional schottische, making it easy for the couples to follow along.

  • During the festival, we learned how to dance the schottische with a partner to joyful music.

Synonyms

dance music
vsschottische
15 1.4

Music with a strong beat that people dance to at parties

focuses on music for a particular traditional partnered step pattern

Surface Forms

schottische singular
schottisches plural

Etymology

Schottische also names the music for that dance and comes from the German Schottisch, which means 'Scottish', because bands played these tunes for the dance people thought was like Scottish dancing. So a schottische tune is simply the music you play to dance the schottische.