# contra dance

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length.

## Etymology
From French contredanse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contra-dance