contradance
/ˈkɑntrəˌdæns/
noun
- A type of folk dance in which couples form two lines facing each other and perform a series of steps with different partners.
- At the community center, they hold a contradance every Friday night with live fiddle music.
- She learned the basic steps of contradance at a summer camp in New England.
- The caller guided everyone through the contradance, telling them when to swing their partner and when to move to the next.