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Ziganka

Entertainment; Dance

A Russian country-dance. Also, the music for such a dance, which is quick in pace and usually founded on a drone-bass.

Moresco

Entertainment; Dance

Aa Moorish dance or morris-dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers.

Stately Spanish Baroque court dance in triple meter. The second and third beats of each measure are often tied, giving the dance a distinctive rhythm of quarter notes and eighth notes in alternation. ...

Round

Entertainment; Dance

There are two distinct dance categories called round dance. The specific dances belonging to the first of these categories are often considered to be ethnic, folk or country dances. The dances in the ...

Saltarello

Entertainment; Dance

Lively Italian dance, which was first mentioned in Naples during the 13th century. The music survives, but no early instructions for the actual dance are known.

Reel

Entertainment; Dance

Lively dance of the Scottish Highlands. Reel music is notated in duple time, either as 2/2 or 4/4.Reels are popular in the folk music of South West England.

Quickstep

Entertainment; Dance

It is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations.