rigadoon
[ rig-uh-doon ]
/ ˌrɪg əˈdun /
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noun
a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
a piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm.
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Origin of rigadoon
1685–95; <French rigaudon, perhaps from name Rigaud
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rigadoon
rigaudon (French riɡodɔ̃)
/ (ˌrɪɡəˈduːn) /
noun
an old Provençal couple dance, light and graceful, in lively duple time
a piece of music for or in the rhythm of this dance
Word Origin for rigadoon
C17: from French, allegedly from its inventor Rigaud, a dancing master at Marseille
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