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This article supplements the main contra dance article.
Contra dance form describes the arrangement of dancers into contra dance sets and minor sets. There are various forms, and each dance's choreography specifies its formation. A caller's first instructions for each dance are usually to move the dancers into their starting positions according to the choreography for that dance.
Contradance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins...
Contradanceform describes the arrangement of dancers into contradance sets and minor sets. There are various forms, and each dance's choreography specifies...
main Contradance article. Contradance choreography specifies the dance formation, the figures, and the sequence of those figures in a contradance. The...
iteration of the dance; thus the couples on the men's line go up, while those on the women's line go down. This was originally a contradanceform but can sometimes...
"contradance" is most commonly used today to refer to a specific American genre called contradance. Country dances began to influence courtly dance in...
Contemporary danceContradance Country-western dance Disco Hustle Erotic dancing Fandango Flamenco Folk dance Hip-hop dance Indian classical dance Jazz dance Jig...
square dance is frequently presented in alternation with contradances, particularly in revival groups, or with some form of freestyle couple dancing at surviving...
Dance is an art form, often classified as a sport, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised...
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music. An example of folk dance music in the United States is the old-time music played at square dances and contradances. While there exist attestations...
International folk dance includes Balkan dance, Middle Eastern dance, contradance, Hungarian dance, polka, Chinese dance, and Japanese dance. Clubs featuring...
Contra Waltz (Freeform Waltz), included in most contradance evenings, uses both open and closed positions, and incorporates moves from other dances such...
Glossary of ballet terms Glossary of dance moves 3T – Three Ts CBL – Cross-body lead CBM – Contra body movement CBMP – Contra body movement position COG – Center...
embraces and turns of the allemande were carried over to square dance and contradance. In an allemande, couples hold one forearm and turn around each...
Anglo-American danceforms in New England, especially contradance and square dance. NEFFA has also published influential books about traditional dance and choreography...
"Quadrille". Joseph Binns Hart, composer of quadrilles Historically related forms of dance: Contradance Square dance English country dance Irish set dance...
Competitive dance is a popular, widespread sport in which competitors perform dances in any of several permitted dance styles—such as acro, ballet, contemporary...
A lap dance (or contact dance) is a type of erotic dance performance offered in many strip clubs in which the dancer typically has body contact with a...
country dance (SCD) is the distinctively Scottish form of country dance, itself a form of social dance involving groups of couples of dancers tracing...
Musk" (/ˈmʌnɪ mʌsk/), alternatively "Monymusk" or other variations, is a contradance first published in 1786. It was named after a 1776 strathspey by Daniel...
dances are dances that have social functions and context. Social dances are intended for participation rather than performance. They are often danced...
group (usually with a male facing females on the dance floor), the movements are based on a-tiempo or contra-tiempo, with intricate footwork and lively body...
phrase, as in contradance choreography. Improvisational scores typically offer wide latitude for personal interpretation by the dancer. Planned choreography...
rhythmic stamping of the feet, unlike tap dance or Irish dance which use different techniques. As with any danceform, many different styles of flamenco have...
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