• Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins...
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    "contra dance" is most commonly used today to refer to a specific American genre called contra dance. Country dances began to influence courtly dance in...
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  • Look up Contra, contra, or contra- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contra may refer to: Contra, Virginia Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U...
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  • main Contra dance article. Contra dance choreography specifies the dance formation, the figures, and the sequence of those figures in a contra dance. The...
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  • Dictionary Contra Dance and Song Society, "Contra Dance Repertoire" See, for example, CALLERLAB, "Abbreviated Definitions Basic/Mainstream", in "Dance Program...
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    dances, folk dances, barn dances, ceilidh dances, contra dances, Playford dances, etc. These dances appear in over 100 different formations, of which...
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  • Country dance, Contra dance Participation dance Solo dance Partner dance Circle dance Line dance Round dance Square dance Slow dance Hip-hop dance Breakdancing...
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    Dance is an art form, often classified as a sport, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised...
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    who prompts dance figures in such dances as line dance, square dance, and contra dance. The caller might be one of the participating dancers, though in...
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  • Contra dance form describes the arrangement of dancers into contra dance sets and minor sets. There are various forms, and each dance's choreography specifies...
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