quadrille
Four-couple dance
A quadrille is a square dance for four couples, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, performed in a series of five figures or movements.
The dancers face each other in a square formation, executing coordinated patterns.
By extension, quadrille also names a card game for four players and a pattern of small squares, as in fabric or graph paper.
Formal society dance event
- figureOutline or numeral
- squareRhombus with right angles
- partnerOne who shares activity
- promenadeLeisurely public stroll
allemande · chassé · set · caller · formation · couples · bow · curtsy
Substitute monarch's authority
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- assemblyConstructing from components
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- gentryHighborn but not noble
aristocracy · debutante · society · salon · court · Victorian · Georgian · gentleman
Trick-taking partnership card game
deal · shuffle · deck · suit · hearts · diamonds · clubs · spades
Rate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
- time-signatureRhythmic notation fraction
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
ensemble · accompaniment · score · composition · arrangement · movement · air · strain
cotillion
Formal society dance event
promenade · allemande · chassé · set · caller · formation · couples · bow · curtsy · turn
regency
Substitute monarch's authority
gentry · aristocracy · debutante · society · salon · court · Victorian · Georgian · gentleman · lady
whist
Trick-taking partnership card game
hand · deal · shuffle · deck · suit · hearts · diamonds · clubs · spades · ruff
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
- time-signatureRhythmic notation fraction
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
orchestra · ensemble · accompaniment · score · composition · arrangement · movement · air · strain · baroque
dressage
Competitive precision riding
canter · trot · collected · extended · gait · arena · formation · synchronization · team · rider
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- checkerboardAlternating square pattern
- squaredRaised to second power
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- 1700sMozart, Voltaire, colonial period, French Revolution, William III
- dance stylesballet, tango, salsa, waltz, hip hop
- folk dancetraditional dance, folk traditions, ethnic dance, folk costumes, folk musicians
- grid patternsgrid pattern, square grid, checkerboard, lattice, gridlines
quadrillefreestyle
Without prescribed technique
improvisation · free dance · moshing · jamming · breakdancing
quadrilletwerking
Dance emphasizing buttock movement
grinding · moshing · hip-hop dance · street dance · breakdancing