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Record 1 1977-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Anthropology
DEF

A dance engaged in competitively by groups of pairs in succession.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Troisième partie d'une danse carrée, appelée aussi "BREAKDOWN". Dans cette partie les quatre couples font les figures en même temps (...) les gigueurs montrent leur savoir-faire. Elle est dansée sur tempo 2/4 ou 4/4 [et] n'est pas callée ou l'est rarement.

OBS

«breakdown» : Emprunt direct à l'anglais "breakdown". Semble plus usuel de nos jours dans le parler des folkloristes canadiens-français que l'expression française "coquette".

Spanish

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