contradance
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Like contradance meetups and swing-dance parties, these are places that attract people seeking human contact, creative expression and something as uncomplicated as a bit of fun.
From New York Times
“There may not be enough men for women, but there are always enough gents for the ladies,” the caller, Ted Crane, told beginners before last Saturday’s contradance, encouraging men and women to take either role.
From New York Times
All the ricks in the yard were bobbing about, as if amusing themselves with a slow contradance; but they were as yet kept in by the barn, and a huge old hedge of hawthorn.
From Project Gutenberg
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