schottische
/ʃəˈtɪʃ/
noun
- A lively dance in duple time, similar to a polka, originating in the 19th century.
- My grandmother remembered dancing the schottische at community gatherings in her youth.
- At the folk festival, they taught everyone how to do the schottische.
- The band played a fast schottische, and the couples spun across the floor.
- The music for a schottische dance.
- The sheet music for that schottische is over a hundred years old.
- The accordion player struck up a cheerful schottische.
- They requested a schottische for the next dance set.