country-dance
noun
a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
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country dancenouna type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
country-dance
American
[kuhn-tree-dans, -dahns]
/ ˈkʌn triˌdæns, -ˌdɑns /
noun
country dance
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Etymology
Origin of country-dance
First recorded in 1570–80
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Courses are as varied as English country-dance, the presidency and genealogy on the computer.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was not quadrille dancing, nor minuet dancing, nor even country-dance dancing.
From The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens
She replied that Henry Harford had engaged her, at the last ball, for this country-dance.
From Stories for Helen by Eliza Leslie
You are thrown on your back immediately, the conversation is stopped like a country-dance by those who do not know the figure.
From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Jacob Zeitlin
The sun shone upon the spangled dresses of the performers, and their evolutions were about as inspiriting and appropriate as a country-dance in a family vault.
From Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people by Charles Dickens
The 16-year-old has enjoyed the country dance style since she was seven, following in the footsteps of her mum, grandmother and great-grandmother.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Carolyn Harris and Jay Marsh met at a country dance in Virginia while he was finishing his Army stint.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2021
FRI Zydeco dance lesson, 7:15 p.m., blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, country dance for all ages with DJ, 8-11 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2018
Paulina and I watched couples take part in an English country dance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2013
At this country dance Johnny for the first time saw Rab move suddenly into action.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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