Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A dance which apparently originated in France about 1853, in imitation of the Polish mazurka, polka, and redowa.
- n. Music for such a dance, or in its rhythm, which is triple and rather slow, with strong accent on the first beat of every second measure.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A kind of Polish dance.
- n. Music for such a dance or having its slow triple time characteristic strong accent beginning every second measure.
Examples
“It was an obsession that grew as he aged, building small settlements out in the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula where he would personally instruct the children in antiquated dances such as the varsovienne and quadrille.”
“We have had the varsovienne," said Nan, "that is like the minuet.”
Lists
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MUSIC - dance styles
A list generated by Phrontistery
http://phrontistery.info/dance.html
which I wanted to have along with my own lists on Wordnikallemande, beguine, bergamask, bolero, bossa-nova, boston, bourrée, bransle, buck-and-wing, cabriole, cakewalk, canary and 93 more...
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250 Cherry-Picked Words
Juicy words for the intermediate and advanced speller
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Redundancing
The Moves. Do~do~ditty!
tango, bolero, cha cha, foxtrot, foxtantino, hip hop, hustle, jive, merengue, two step, paso doble, quickstep and 219 more...
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AdjectiVes
Adjectives using a "V" not present in their noun forms, presumably to more comfortably phonetically elide with the adjectival suffix. I came to Wordie with "muscovite" and "shavian" in mind, and ha...
shavian, muscovite, thoreauvian, marlovian, cracovian, cracovienne, varsovienne, peruvian, lovejovian, harrovian, racovian
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Theophilus North
Words from the novel by Thornton Wilder.
Theophilus, bicycle, Newport, cully, Persis, Hard-hearted Hannah, lazaret, jalopy, Gulliver, tennis, typewrite, breathings and 290 more...
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Lessons of Wordie / Wordnik
Words and concepts I learned on Wordie, or happened upon as I roamed through dictionaries and websites seeking ammunition.
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Dance Magic Dance
Styles of dance
ballet, tango, waltz, salsa, polka, swing, charleston, foxtrot, jitterbug, tap, quickstep, mambo and 101 more...
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step lightly
ecossaise, sashay, prance, varsovienne, badinage, vellicate, ectomorphic, spiccato, libant, volant, voltigeur, saltation and 6 more...
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mollusque A Polish dance similar to the mazurka. Compare cracovienne. May 15, 2008