contradance

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

contradance
    n 1: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets
         or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance},
         {country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contra danse},
         {contradance}]
    v 1: perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {country-dance},
         {contredanse}, {contra danse}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Contradance \Con"tra*dance`\, n. [Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F.
   contrdance. Cf. {Country-dance}.]
   A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or
   in opposite lines.
   [1913 Webster]

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