SINCE 1828
contredanse
noun
con·tre·danse
| \ ˈkän-trə-ˌdan(t)s
also kōⁿ-trə-ˈdäⁿs\
also kōⁿ-trə-ˈdäⁿs\
variant of contra dance
1
: a folk dance in which couples face each other in two lines or a square
2
: a piece of music for a contra dance
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