Found 2 items, similar to contredanse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contredanse contredanse n : a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: country-dance, country dancing , contra danse, contradance] v : perform a contradance [syn: contradance, country-dance, contra danse]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contredanse Contredanse \Con"tre*danse`\, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E. Country-dance). ] 1. (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. (b) The quadrille. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||