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veleta|vəˈliːtə|
Also valeta.
[f. Sp. veleta weathervane.]
A ballroom round dance for couples in triple time, originating in England in 1900.
1900A. Morris (sheet-music title) Veleta. 1911D. H. Lawrence White Peacock i. viii. 148 She made me take her through a valeta, a minuet, a mazurka, and she danced elegantly. 1936‘R. Hyde’ Passport to Hell 84 The pre-war dances—..the Maxina, the Valeta. 1966[see Gay Gordons s.v. gay a. 9]. 1974D. Smith Look back with Love xii. 113 Most of the evening was taken up with waltzes, barn dances and veletas. 1978S. Sherlock in D. Abse My Medical School 105 We danced the Veleta, the Gay Gordons, the Dashing White Sergeant. |