contradance

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A form of contra dance — A type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length.

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Meanings

nouncontradance (plural contradances)

plural contradances

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of contra dance.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
country-dancecountry dancingcontredansecontra danse
Broader
folk dancingfolk dance

verbperform a contradance

Similar
country-dancecontredansecontra danse
Broader
dancetrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe
Also see
contredansecountry-dancecountry dancing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

contradance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contradance

MLA

“contradance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contradance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contradance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contradance.

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