noun. A folk dance performed in two lines with the partners facing each other.

noun. The music for this dance.

noun. undefined

noun. A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines.

noun. The quadrille.

noun. A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

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

verb. perform a contradance

"The work's finale provides the second outing for a tune Beethoven was to employ four times, starting with an orchestra contredanse."

dance  trip the light fantastic  trip the light fantastic toe