| Noun | 1. contra danse - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a linecontradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dancefolk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)longways, longways dance - country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each othersquare dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squaresdo-si-do - a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original placespromenade - a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circlesashay - a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways stepsswing - a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between themlandler - a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping | Verb | 1.contra danse - perform a contradancecontradance, contredanse, country-dancetrip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" |