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What is a country-dance?

What is a country-dance? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A dance carried out in the countryside, or by country people; used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line.
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The country-dance expresses the happiness of youth and the gladness of life.
She replied that Henry Harford had engaged her, at the last ball, for this country-dance.
A country-dance was called, and the epicier claimed the fair hand of the gentle Adele.
Scully, trembling, thrust forward one of his huge kid-gloves, and led her to the head of the country-dance.
She did not refuse him for the country-dance which followed, and soon after was his partner in a second.
Everybody laughed, and we took our places to lead off the country-dance.

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