contradance

/ˈkɑntrəˌdæns/
noun
  1. 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.
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