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contra dance
noun as in barn dance
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The figures were compounded of the contra-dance and reel, with some remarkable touches of the Mandingo balance.
Will you do me the honor, lovely coryphe, to accept my hand for this contra-dance?
Leila and Vera had promised an ancient Irish contra dance in costume.
Contra-dance is better than country-dance, the latter word being a corruption; but it has become admissible from long use.
And, very gracefully, he sketched a step or two in contra-dance to his own shadow on the grass.
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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contra dance, such as: contredanse, folk dance, hoedown, and square dance.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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