saraband

[ sar-uh-band ]

/ ˈsær əˌbænd /

a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.

a piece of music for or using the rhythm of this dance, usually forming one of the movements in the classical suite and following the courante.

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1610–20; < French sarabande < Spanish zarabanda, perhaps < Arabic sarband a kind of dance < Persian

Anne bade him prove it by dressing as a circus clown and dancing a saraband for her.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
Somber figures danced in a saraband of shadows to a yearning melody of Tschaikovsky.
Carnival|Compton Mackenzie
They resemble in their field and in the firm texture the Saraband rug, the palm-leaf design being arranged throughout the field.
Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern|Rosa Belle Holt
But I have read that M. le Cardinal de Richelieu danced a saraband.
The Queen's Necklace|Alexandre Dumas pre

Somewhere there was a moon, for scurrying clouds were dancing a witches' saraband across a faintly clearer sky.
Messengers of Evil|Pierre Souvestre