contredanse

• Ein Volkstanz, bei dem die Paare in Gruppen oder einander gegenüber in einer Linie aufgestellt sind.

A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line.

1. C1formal

   A type of folk dance where couples are arranged in sets or face each other in a line, often performed at social gatherings.

   Kontratanz

   • The villagers performed a lively contredanse at the festival.
   • She learned the steps of the contredanse from her grandmother.
   • The ballroom was filled with couples dancing the contredanse.

   Synonymecontradancecountry-dance

• Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung, einen Contredanse zu tanzen – einen Volkstanz, der im 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert beliebt war.

An obsolete verb meaning to dance a contredanse, a type of folk dance popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

1. Perform a contradanceC1formal

   To dance a type of folk dance where couples form two lines and perform a series of figures.

   Contredanse tanzen

   • The villagers contredansed at the harvest festival.
   • They learned to contredanse at the historical reenactment.
   • The group contredansed gracefully to the fiddle music.

   Synonymecontradancecountry-dance