| 单词 | congo minuet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCongo minuet Congo minuet n. (formerly also †Minuet Congo) now chiefly historical a two-person dance consisting of small, quick, springy steps and incorporating elements of African dance traditions, popular in the late 18th and early 19th cent.; (also) the music which accompanies this dance. [Compare French menuet congo (1779 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1772 Daily Advertiser 22 Apr. To the above will be added the Minuet Dauphin, the Minuet Congo, and two new Minuets never yet published. 1802 ‘Saltator’ Treat. Dancing 73 Congo Minuet, is a dance consisting of two persons—The gentleman places his partner on his right hand facing the company, they make a salute in the time of chassé [etc.]. 2002 J. C. Chasteen in R. Young Music, Pop. Culture, Identities 66 As for the Havana elite, between 1790 and 1810, apparently, they often concluded fancy balls with the so-called Congo Minuet. < as lemmas |
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