con·tre·danse also con·tre·dance or con·tra·dance or con·tra·danse 
(kŏntrə-dăns′)
(kŏntrə-dăns′)n.
1. A folk dance performed in two lines with the partners facing each other.
2. The music for this dance.
[French, alteration (influenced by contre-, opposite) of English COUNTRY-DANCE.]