country-dance

[ kuhn-tree-dans, -dahns ]
/ ˈkʌn triˌdæns, -ˌdɑns /

noun

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

Origin of country-dance

First recorded in 1570–80

British Dictionary definitions for country dance

country dance

noun

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 of country dance

country dancing, noun