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contra dance

folk dance with mixed European origins, featuring long lines of couples
Intangible type_of_dance Q747339
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contra dance

Summary

contra dance is a type of dance[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (885 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • contra dance was influenced by country dance[3].
  • contra dance was influenced by Scottish country dance[4].
  • contra dance's instance of is recorded as type of dance[5].
  • contra dance is a type of folk dance[6].
  • contra dance is a type of social dance[7].
  • contra dance's Commons category is recorded as Contra dance[8].
  • contra dance's country of origin is recorded as France[9].
  • contra dance's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • contra dance's country of origin is recorded as England[11].
  • contra dance's country of origin is recorded as Scotland[12].
  • contra dance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Contra dance[13].
  • contra dance's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[14].
  • contra dance's different from is recorded as Contradanza[15].
  • contra dance's different from is recorded as contra dance music[16].
  • contra dance's different from is recorded as Q20181832[17].
  • contra dance's exact match is recorded as http://www.sapere.it/enciclopedia/contradanza+o+contraddanza+o+controdanza.html[18].

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Definition and Type

contra dance's instance of is recorded as type of dance[5]. Recorded subclass of include folk dance[6] and social dance[7].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include country dance[3], a musical form[19] and Scottish country dance[4], a type of dance[20], in United Kingdom[21].

Why It Matters

contra dance ranks in the top 7% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (885 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

England France Scotland United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Influenced by → —
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    Subclass of → folk dance, social dance
    Country of origin → France, United States, England +1
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