country-dance

[ kuhn-tree-dans, -dahns ]

noun

1. a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.

country dance

noun

1. a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line

Derived Forms

• country dancing, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of country-dance¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Stuart Douglas, a 78-year-old accordion player from Cornwall, has played the instrument throughout his life and now plays with the Cober Valley Accordion Band as well as the Cornish Division of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.

From Science Daily

Venturing into a “high register to get sound that resembles a mandolin,” Mr. Wilson wrote, Mr. Sprung “made an interesting use of glissandos, produced by twisting the string pegs, particularly in a schottische” — a traditional country dance — “that required a Hawaiian guitar effect.”

From New York Times

“Country dance in the gay community is the last bastion of social dancing where you have physical contact with another person, converse with another person, and make a connection that’s not anything other than dancing,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

“Country dance in the gay community is the last bastion of social dancing where you have physical contact with another person, converse with another person, and make a connection that’s not anything other than dancing,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1953, after completing two years of service, he returned to Memphis and resumed working as a bank clerk while playing fiddle in local country dance bands.

From New York Times