Sentence examples for longways from inspiring English sources

The longways, dances with double lines of dancers facing one another, became contredanses anglaises; the rounds became the contredanses françaises, which were also known as cotillions and quadrilles.

Contredanses at first used only the country dance's "longways" formations, in which each couple danced its way to the head of a double line (men on one side, women on the other).

It was called the square dance to distinguish it from comparable dances called the contra, or longways dance, for a double file of couples, and from the round dance for a circle of couples.

The Virginia reel is a progressive dance for couples in longways formation i.e., a double line, partners facing.

Cooperation was required to execute the various geometric figures of the contredanses because steps were often not standardized; e.g., the longways duet could be performed differently by successive couples.

"When you look at it longways, it's like mini proscenium arches," Ms. Spencer said.

The end of the season is almost here, with its rain and with its retirements, with its shadows that fall longways across the ground and the inevitable melancholy that it brings.

The Flint Institute of Arts, the Robert T. Longway Planetarium, and the Alfred P. Sloan Museum (which displays carriages and antique autos) form part of the Flint Cultural Center, a cultural complex founded in 1957.

D. R. Longway Towson, Md., Dec. 28, 2009 To the Editor: Let's set the record straight.

First came the regional talent: PeeWee Longway, Young Dolph, OJ da Juiceman.

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