strathspey
/stræθˈspeɪ/
noun
- A slow, stately Scottish dance, or the music for such a dance, typically in 4/4 time.
- She learned the steps of the strathspey for the Highland games.
- The strathspey has a distinctive rhythm that is slower than a reel.
- The band played a lively strathspey at the ceilidh.